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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterquarterly period ended June 30, 20182019
ORor
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from [] to []
Commission file number 1-9876
Weingarten Realty Investors
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXASTexas74-1464203
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
2600 Citadel Plaza Drive 
P.O. Box 924133 
Houston,Texas77292-4133
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(713)866-6000
(713) 866-6000
(Registrant's telephone number)number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal
year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $.03 par valueWRINew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YESý NOoYesNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YESý NO¨YesNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
        Large accelerated filer ý
Accelerated filer ¨
        Non-accelerated filer ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company ¨
 
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     YES¨ NOýYesNo
As of July 27, 2018,29, 2019, there were 128,075,476128,670,372 common shares of beneficial interest of Weingarten Realty Investors, $.03 par value, outstanding.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. Financial Information:Page Number
    
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 Item 2.
    
 Item 3.
    
 Item 4.
    
PART II. Other Information: 
    
 Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
    
 Item 4.1A.
    
 Item 5.2.
    
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PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues:              
Rentals, net$138,520
 $142,963
 $267,249
 $283,781
$119,462
 $138,737
 $239,288
 $267,885
Other3,566
 3,060
 7,289
 5,905
3,198
 3,349
 6,510
 6,653
Total142,086
 146,023
 274,538
 289,686
Expenses:       
Total Revenues122,660
 142,086
 245,798
 274,538
Operating Expenses:       
Depreciation and amortization50,421
 42,157
 88,516
 84,606
34,967
 50,421
 68,939
 88,516
Operating24,104
 26,221
 47,374
 56,131
22,767
 24,104
 47,015
 47,374
Real estate taxes, net17,466
 21,632
 35,105
 39,149
15,736
 17,466
 31,867
 35,105
Impairment loss
 26
 
 15,012

 
 74
 
General and administrative6,149
 6,418
 11,744
 13,802
8,880
 6,149
 18,461
 11,744
Total98,140
 96,454
 182,739
 208,700
Operating Income43,946
 49,569
 91,799
 80,986
Interest Expense, net(17,017) (20,473) (31,689) (41,555)
Interest and Other Income (Expense)1,355
 1,190
 2,888
 2,812
(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes(684) (747) (1,467) 2,612
Total Operating Expenses82,350
 98,140
 166,356
 182,739
Other Income (Expense):

 

 

 

Interest expense, net(14,953) (17,017) (30,242) (31,689)
Interest and other income (expense)1,921
 1,355
 6,305
 2,888
Gain on sale of property52,061
 46,953
 69,848
 155,998
Total Other Income39,029
 31,291
 45,911
 127,197
Income Before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships79,339
 75,237
 125,353
 218,996
Provision for Income Taxes(484) (684) (661) (1,467)
Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships, net5,318
 7,430
 11,311
 12,747
6,665
 5,318
 12,082
 11,311
Income from Continuing Operations32,918
 36,969
 72,842
 57,602
Gain on Sale of Property46,953
 32,224
 155,998
 47,987
Net Income79,871
 69,193
 228,840
 105,589
85,520
 79,871
 136,774
 228,840
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests(1,582) (5,341) (3,727) (10,911)(1,711) (1,582) (3,299) (3,727)
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders$78,289
 $63,852
 $225,113
 $94,678
$83,809
 $78,289
 $133,475
 $225,113
Earnings Per Common Share - Basic:              
Net income attributable to common shareholders$.61
 $.50
 $1.76
 $.74
$.66
 $.61
 $1.04
 $1.76
Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted:              
Net income attributable to common shareholders$.61
 $.49
 $1.74
 $.74
$.65
 $.61
 $1.03
 $1.74
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WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
Net Income$79,871
 $69,193
 $228,840
 $105,589
$85,520
 $79,871
 $136,774
 $228,840
Cumulative effect adjustment of new accounting standards (see Note 2)
 
 (1,541) 
Cumulative effect adjustment of new accounting standards
 
 
 (1,541)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):              
Net unrealized gain on investments, net of taxes
 158
 
 456
Net unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives
 (495) 1,379
 (106)
Net unrealized gain on derivatives
 
 
 1,379
Reclassification adjustment of derivatives and designated hedges into net income(221) 25
 (3,854) 164
(221) (221) (440) (3,854)
Retirement liability adjustment307
 369
 578
 746
299
 307
 587
 578
Total86
 57
 (1,897) 1,260
78
 86
 147
 (1,897)
Comprehensive Income79,957
 69,250
 225,402
 106,849
85,598
 79,957
 136,921
 225,402
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests(1,582) (5,341) (3,727) (10,911)(1,711) (1,582) (3,299) (3,727)
Comprehensive Income Adjusted for Noncontrolling Interests$78,375
 $63,909
 $221,675
 $95,938
$83,887
 $78,375
 $133,622
 $221,675
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WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
ASSETS      
Property$4,327,010
 $4,498,859
$4,084,476
 $4,105,068
Accumulated Depreciation(1,141,897) (1,166,126)(1,119,866) (1,108,188)
Property Held for Sale, net24,714
 54,792
Property, net *3,209,827
 3,387,525
2,964,610
 2,996,880
Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships, net331,777
 317,763
377,590
 353,828
Total3,541,604
 3,705,288
3,342,200
 3,350,708
Unamortized Lease Costs, net155,492
 181,047
136,960
 142,014
Accrued Rent, Accrued Contract Receivables and Accounts Receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,944 in 2018 and $7,516 in 2017) *88,840
 104,357
Accrued Rent, Accrued Contract Receivables and Accounts Receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,855 in 2018) *74,784
 97,924
Cash and Cash Equivalents *13,096
 13,219
118,222
 65,865
Restricted Deposits and Mortgage Escrows20,603
 8,115
14,854
 10,272
Other, net205,347
 184,613
200,634
 160,178
Total Assets$4,024,982
 $4,196,639
$3,887,654
 $3,826,961
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Debt, net *$1,827,181
 $2,081,152
$1,787,400
 $1,794,684
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses99,890
 116,463
95,296
 113,175
Other, net173,917
 189,182
210,108
 168,403
Total Liabilities2,100,988
 2,386,797
2,092,804
 2,076,262
Commitments and Contingencies
 
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 14)
 
Equity:      
Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest - par value, $.03 per share;
shares authorized: 275,000; shares issued and outstanding:
128,074 in 2018 and 128,447 in 2017
3,886
 3,897
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest - par value, $.03 per share;
shares authorized: 275,000; shares issued and outstanding:
128,670 in 2019 and 128,333 in 2018
3,904
 3,893
Additional Paid-In Capital1,760,957
 1,772,066
1,778,320
 1,766,993
Net Income Less Than Accumulated Dividends(7,878) (137,065)(154,597) (186,431)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss(9,608) (6,170)(10,402) (10,549)
Total Shareholders’ Equity1,747,357
 1,632,728
1,617,225
 1,573,906
Noncontrolling Interests176,637
 177,114
177,625
 176,793
Total Equity1,923,994
 1,809,842
1,794,850
 1,750,699
Total Liabilities and Equity$4,024,982
 $4,196,639
$3,887,654
 $3,826,961
* Consolidated variable interest entities' assets and debt included in the above balances (see Note 15):
Property, net$203,421
 $207,969
$198,884
 $198,466
Accrued Rent, Accrued Contract Receivables and Accounts Receivable, net10,184
 12,011
9,217
 12,220
Cash and Cash Equivalents7,636
 9,025
9,193
 8,243
Debt, net46,152
 46,253
45,388
 45,774
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WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 20172019 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net Income$228,840
 $105,589
$136,774
 $228,840
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization88,516
 84,606
68,939
 88,516
Amortization of debt deferred costs and intangibles, net1,565
 1,421
1,627
 1,565
Non-cash lease expense602
 
Impairment loss
 15,012
74
 
Equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures and partnerships, net(11,311) (12,747)(12,082) (11,311)
Gain on sale of property(155,998) (47,987)(69,848) (155,998)
Distributions of income from real estate joint ventures and partnerships8,676
 8,978
9,508
 8,676
Changes in accrued rent, accrued contract receivables and accounts receivable, net10,286
 2,370
20,361
 10,286
Changes in unamortized lease costs and other assets, net(8,282) (12,241)(11,791) (8,282)
Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, net(11,695) (7,126)(11,882) (11,695)
Other, net(10,835) 2,906
2,404
 (10,835)
Net cash provided by operating activities139,762
 140,781
134,686
 139,762
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:      
Acquisition of real estate and land(1,265) (610)
Acquisition of real estate and land, net(52,659) (1,265)
Development and capital improvements(70,015) (72,908)(95,895) (70,015)
Proceeds from sale of property and real estate equity investments, net326,319
 109,361
194,394
 326,319
Real estate joint ventures and partnerships - Investments(15,369) (27,875)(24,355) (15,369)
Real estate joint ventures and partnerships - Distribution of capital3,155
 4,156
2,340
 3,155
Purchase of investments
 (3,491)
Proceeds from investments1,500
 4,000
9,125
 1,500
Other, net4,454
 (323)3,019
 4,454
Net cash provided by investing activities248,779
 12,310
35,969
 248,779
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of debt638
 

 638
Principal payments of debt(253,955) (21,308)(3,173) (253,955)
Changes in unsecured credit facilities
 (44,440)(5,000) 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares of beneficial interest, net1,603
 985
764
 1,603
Repurchase of common shares of beneficial interest, net(18,564) 

 (18,564)
Common share dividends paid(101,423) (98,844)(101,641) (101,423)
Debt issuance and extinguishment costs paid(1,183) (341)(310) (1,183)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(4,593) (15,799)(3,161) (4,593)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests389
 
326
 389
Other, net912
 (2,001)(1,521) 912
Net cash used in financing activities(376,176) (181,748)(113,716) (376,176)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents12,365
 (28,657)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents56,939
 12,365
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at January 121,334
 41,279
76,137
 21,334
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at June 30$33,699
 $12,622
$133,076
 $33,699
Interest paid during the period (net of amount capitalized of $3,103 and $1,903, respectively)$35,018
 $40,852
Income taxes paid during the period$1,515
 $1,009
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:   
Cash paid for interest (net of amount capitalized of $6,204 and $3,103, respectively)$28,995
 $35,018
Cash paid for income taxes$1,456
 $1,515
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities$1,565
 $
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WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
Common
Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Net Income
Less Than
Accumulated
Dividends
 
Accumulated 
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total
Balance, January 1, 2017$3,885
 $1,718,101
 $(177,647) $(9,161) $181,718
 $1,716,896
Net income    94,678
   10,911
 105,589
Shares issued under benefit plans, net11
 7,165
       7,176
Change in classification of deferred compensation plan  45,377
       45,377
Change in redemption value of deferred compensation plan    (619)     (619)
Dividends paid – common shares (1)    (98,844)     (98,844)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests        (15,799) (15,799)
Other comprehensive income      1,260
   1,260
Other, net  (228)     (703) (931)
Balance, June 30, 2017$3,896
 $1,770,415
 $(182,432) $(7,901) $176,127
 $1,760,105
Balance, January 1, 2018$3,897
 $1,772,066
 $(137,065) $(6,170) $177,114
 $1,809,842
Net income    225,113
   3,727
 228,840
Shares repurchased and cancelled(20) (18,544)       (18,564)
Shares issued under benefit plans, net9
 7,435
       7,444
Cumulative effect adjustment of new accounting standards (see Note 2)    5,497
 (1,541)   3,956
Dividends paid – common shares (1)    (101,423)     (101,423)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests        (4,593) (4,593)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests        389
 389
Other comprehensive loss      (1,897)   (1,897)
Balance, June 30, 2018$3,886
 $1,760,957
 $(7,878) $(9,608) $176,637
 $1,923,994
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(1)Common dividend per share was $.79 and $.77 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 Common
Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 Net Income
Less Than
Accumulated
Dividends
 Accumulated 
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total
Balance, January 1, 2019$3,893
 $1,766,993
 $(186,431) $(10,549) $176,793
 $1,750,699
Net income    49,666
   1,588
 51,254
Shares issued under benefit plans, net10
 8,141
       8,151
Dividends paid – common shares ($.395 per share)    (50,816)     (50,816)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests        (1,572) (1,572)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests        326
 326
Other comprehensive income      69
   69
Other, net  1,955
     368
 2,323
Balance, March 31, 20193,903
 1,777,089
 (187,581) (10,480) 177,503
 1,760,434
Net income    83,809
   1,711
 85,520
Shares issued under benefit plans, net1
 1,231
       1,232
Dividends paid – common shares ($.395 per share)    (50,825)     (50,825)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests        (1,589) (1,589)
Other comprehensive income      78
   78
Balance, June 30, 2019$3,904
 $1,778,320
 $(154,597) $(10,402) $177,625
 $1,794,850
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 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Common
Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 Net Income
Less Than
Accumulated
Dividends
 Accumulated 
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total
Balance, January 1, 2018$3,897
 $1,772,066
 $(137,065) $(6,170) $177,114
 $1,809,842
Net income    146,824
   2,145
 148,969
Shares repurchased and cancelled(9) (8,099)       (8,108)
Shares issued under benefit plans, net7
 5,339
       5,346
Cumulative effect adjustment of new accounting standards    5,497
 (1,541)   3,956
Dividends paid – common shares ($.395 per share)    (50,836)     (50,836)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests        (884) (884)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests        41
 41
Other comprehensive loss      (1,983)   (1,983)
Balance, March 31, 20183,895
 1,769,306
 (35,580) (9,694) 178,416
 1,906,343
Net income    78,289
   1,582
 79,871
Shares repurchased and cancelled(11) (10,445)       (10,456)
Shares issued under benefit plans, net2
 2,096
       2,098
Dividends paid – common shares ($.395 per share)    (50,587)     (50,587)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests        (3,709) (3,709)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests        348
 348
Other comprehensive income      86
   86
Balance, June 30, 2018$3,886
 $1,760,957
 $(7,878) $(9,608) $176,637
 $1,923,994

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WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Business
Weingarten Realty Investors is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) organized under the Texas Business Organizations Code. We currently operate, and intend to operate in the future, as a REIT.
We, and our predecessor entity, began the ownership of shopping centers and other commercial real estate in 1948. Our primary business is leasing space to tenants in the shopping centers we own or lease. We also provide property management services for which we charge fees to either joint ventures where we are partners or other outside owners.
We operate a portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers, totaling approximately 38.433.9 million square feet of gross leaseable area that is either owned by us or others. We have a diversified tenant base, with our largest tenant comprising only 2.7%2.5% of base minimum rental revenues during the first six months of 20182019. Total revenues generated by our centers located in Houston and its surrounding areas was 18.8%19.7% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, and an additional 8.5%9.1% of total revenue was generated during this period from centers that are located in other parts of Texas. Also, in Florida and California, an additional 21.6%19.5% and 16.4%18.6%, respectively, of total revenue was generated during the first six months of 2018.2019.
Basis of Presentation
Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our subsidiaries, certain partially owned real estate joint ventures or partnerships and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) which meet the guidelines for consolidation. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report are unaudited; however, amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 20172018 are derived from our audited financial statements at that date. In our opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements have been included. Such adjustments consisted of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and certain information included in our annual financial statements and notes thereto has been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 20172018.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Such statements require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. We have evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Leases
As part of our operations, we are primarily a lessor of commercial retail space. In certain instances, we are also a lessee, primarily of ground leases associated with our operations. Our contracts are reviewed to determine if they qualify as a lease. A contract is determined to be a lease when the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits and to direct the use of an identified asset is transferred to a customer over a defined period of time for consideration. During this review, we evaluate among other items, asset specification, substitution rights, purchase options, operating rights and control over the asset during the contract period.
We have elected accounting policy practical expedients, both as a lessor and a lessee, to not separate any nonlease components (primarily common area maintenance) within a lease contract for all classes of underlying assets (primarily real estate assets). We have determined to account for both the lease and nonlease components as a single component when the lease component is the predominate component of a contract. As a lessor, we have further determined that this policy will be effective only on a lease that has been classified as an operating lease and the revenue recognition pattern and timing is the same for both types of components. Therefore, Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") No. 842, “Leases” will be applied to these lease contracts for both types of components. Additionally, for lessee leases, we have also elected not to apply the overall balance sheet recognition requirements to short-term leases.

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Significant judgments and assumptions are inherent in not only determining if a contract contains a lease but also the lease classification, terms, payments, and, if needed, discount rates. Judgments include the nature of any options with the determination if they will be exercised, evaluation of implicit discount rates, assessment and consideration of “fixed” payments for straight-line rent revenue calculations and the evaluation of asset identification and substitution rights.
The determination of the discount rate used in a lease should be the incremental borrowing rate of the lease contract. For lessee leases, this rate is often not readily determinable as the lessor’s initial direct costs and expected residual value are at the end of the lease term and unknown. Therefore, as the lessee, our incremental borrowing rate will be used. Selected discount rates reflect rates that we would have to pay to borrow on a fully collateralized basis over a term similar to the lease. Additionally, we obtain lender quotes with similar terms and if not available, the asset type, risk free rates and financing spreads to account for creditworthiness and collateral.
Our lessor leases are principally related to our shopping centers. We believe risk of an inadequate residual value of the leased asset upon the termination of these leases is low due to our ability to re-lease the space, the long-lived nature of our real estate assets and the propensity of real estate assets to hold their value over a long period of time.
Revenue Recognition
At the inception of a revenue producing contract, we determine if a contract qualifies as a lease and if not, then as a customer contract. Based on this determination, the appropriate GAAP is applied to the contract, including its revenue recognition.
Rentals, net
Rental revenue is primarily derived from operating leases and, therefore, is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, which generallytypically begins the date the tenant takes control of the space. Revenue fromVariable rental revenue consists primarily of tenant reimbursements of taxes, maintenance expenses and insurance, is subject to our interpretation of lease provisions and is recognized inover the period the related expense is recognized. Bothterm of these revenues have been recognized under Accounting Standards Codification No. 840, “Leases.” Revenuea lease as services are provided. Additionally, variable rental revenue based on a percentage of tenants’ sales is recognized only after the tenant exceeds theirits sales breakpoint. In circumstances where we provide a tenant improvement allowance for improvements that are owned by the tenant, we recognize the allowance as a reduction of rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Further, at the lease commencement date, we consider the collectability of a lease when determining revenue to be recognized. Prior to the adoption of ASC No. 842, rental revenues were recognized under ASC No. 840, “Leases.”
Other
Other revenue consists of both customer contract revenue and income from contractual agreements with third parties tenants or partially owned real estate joint ventures or partnerships, which do not meet the definition of a lease or a customer contract. Revenues which do not meet the definition of a lease or customer contract are recognized as the related services are performed under the respective agreements.applicable agreement.


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We have identified primarily three types of customer contract revenue;revenue: (1) management contracts with partially-owned real estate joint ventures or partnerships or third parties, (2) licensing and occupancy agreements and (3) certain non-tenant contracts. At contract inception, we assess the services provided in these contracts and identify any performance obligations that are distinct. To identify the performance obligation, we consider all services, whether explicitly stated or implied by customary business practices. We have identified the following substantive services, which may or may not be included in each contract type, that represent performance obligations:
Contract Type Performance Obligation Description Elements of Performance Obligations Payment Timing
Management Agreements • Management and asset management services

• Construction and development services

• Marketing feesservices
 • Over time

• Right to invoice

• Long-term contracts
 Typically monthly or quarterly
  • Leasing and legal preparation services

• Sales commissions
 • Point in time

• Long-term contracts
  
Licensing and Occupancy Agreements • Rent of non-specific space • Over time

• Right to invoice

• Short-term contracts
 Typically monthly
  • Set-up services • Point in time

• Right to invoice
  
Non-tenant Contracts • Placement of miscellaneous items at our centers that do not qualify as a lease, i.e. advertisements, trash bins, etc. • Point in time

• Long-term contracts
 Typically monthly
  • Set-up services • Point in time

• Right to invoice
  

We also assess collectability of the customer contract revenue prior to recognition. None of these customer contracts include a significant financing component. Customer contract revenue for
Unamortized Lease Costs, net
Lease costs represent the six months ended June 30, 2018 does notinitial direct costs incurred in origination, negotiation and processing of a lease agreement. Such costs include any amounts that were from obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied)outside broker commissions and other independent third party costs, as well as internal leasing commissions paid directly related to completing a lease and are amortized over the life of the lease on a straight-line basis. Costs related to salaries and benefits, supervision, administration, unsuccessful origination efforts and other activities are charged to expense as incurred. Also included are in prior periods, or wasplace lease costs which are amortized over the life of the applicable lease term on a contract liability at January 1, 2018.straight-line basis.
Accrued Rent, Accrued Contract Receivables and Accounts Receivable, net
Receivables include base rents, tenant reimbursements,rental revenue, amounts billed and currently due from customer contracts and receivables attributable to straight-line rental commitments. Accrued contract receivables includes amounts due from customers for contracts that do not qualify as a lease in which we earned the right to the consideration through the satisfaction of the performance obligation, but before the customer pays consideration or before payment is due. Upon the adoption of ASC No. 842, individual leases are assessed for collectability and upon the determination that the collection of rents is not probable, accrued rent and accounts receivables are reduced as an adjustment to rental revenues. Revenue from leases where collection is deemed to be less than probable is recorded on a cash basis until collectability is determined to be probable. Further, we assess whether operating lease receivables, at a portfolio level, are appropriately valued based upon an analysis of balances outstanding, historical bad debt levels and current economic trends. An allowance for the uncollectible portion of the portfolio is recorded as an adjustment to rental revenues. Prior to the adoption of ASC No. 842, an allowance for the uncollectible portion of accrued rents and accounts receivable iswas determined based upon an analysis of balances outstanding, historical bad debt levels, tenant creditworthiness and current economic trends. Additionally, estimates of the expected recovery of pre-petition and post-petition claims with respect to tenants in bankruptcy are considered in assessing the collectability of the related receivables. Management’s estimate of the collectability of accrued rents and accounts receivable is based on the best information available to management at the time of evaluation.
Sales of Real Estate
Sales of real estate include the sale of tracts of land within a shopping center development, property adjacent to shopping centers, operating properties, newly developed properties, investments in real estate joint ventures and partnerships and partial sales to real estate joint ventures and partnerships in which we participate.
These sales primarily fall under two types of contracts (1) sales of nonfinancial assets and (2) sales of investments in real estate joint ventures and partnerships. We review the sale contract to determine appropriate accounting guidance. Profits on sales of real estate are primarily not recognized until (a) a contract exists including: each party’s rights are identifiable along with the payment terms, the contract has commercial substance and the collection of consideration is probable; and (b) the performance obligation to transfer control of the asset has occurred; including transfer to the buyer of the usual risks and rewards of ownership.
We recognize gains on the sale of real estate to joint ventures and partnerships in which we participate to the extent we receive cash from the joint venture or partnership, if it meets the sales criteria in accordance with GAAP.

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Impairment
Our property is reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the property, including any capitalized costs and any identifiable intangible assets, may not be recoverable.
If such an event occurs, a comparison is made of the current and projected operating cash flows of each such property into the foreseeable future, with consideration of applicable holding periods, on an undiscounted basis to the carrying amount of such property. If we determine the carrying amount is not recoverable, our basis in the property is reduced to its estimated fair value to reflect impairment in the value of the asset. Fair values are determined by management utilizing cash flow models, market capitalization rates and market discount rates, or by obtaining third-party broker or appraisal estimates in accordance with our fair value measurements accounting policy.
We review economic considerations at each reporting period, including the effects of tenant bankruptcies, the suspension of tenant expansion plans for new development projects, declines in real estate values, and any changes to plans related to our new development properties including land held for development, to identify properties where we believe market values may be deteriorating. Determining whether a property is impaired and, if impaired, the amount of write-down to fair value requires a significant amount of judgment by management and is based on the best information available to management at the time of evaluation. If market conditions deteriorate or management’s plans for certain properties change, additional write-downs could be required in the future.
Our investment in partially owned real estate joint ventures and partnerships is reviewed for impairment each reporting period. The ultimate realization is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the estimated fair value of an investment below its carrying amount is other than temporary. There is no certainty that impairments will not occur in the future if market conditions decline or if management’s plans for these investments change.
Our investments in tax increment revenue bonds are reviewed for impairment, including the evaluation of changes in events or circumstances that may indicate that the carrying amount of the investment may not be recoverable. Realization is dependent on a number of factors, including investment performance, market conditions and payment structure. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the value of the investment below its carrying amount is other than temporary, recovery of its cost basis is uncertain, and/or it is uncertain if the investment will be held to maturity.
Accrued contract receivables are reviewed for impairment based on changes in events or circumstances effecting our customers that may indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment charge will be recorded if we determine that the decline in the asset value is other than temporary or recovery of the cost basis is uncertain. Factors to be considered include current economic trends such as bankruptcy and market conditions affecting our investments in partially owned real estate joint ventures and partnerships.
Restricted Deposits and Mortgage Escrows
Restricted deposits and mortgage escrows consist of escrow deposits held by lenders primarily for property taxes, insurance and replacement reserves and restricted deposits that are held for a specific use or in a qualified escrow account for the purposes of completing like-kind exchange transactions.

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Our restricted deposits and mortgage escrows consist of the following (in thousands):
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Restricted deposits$13,349
 $8,150
Mortgage escrows1,505
 2,122
Total$14,854
 $10,272

 June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Restricted deposits (1)
$19,851
 $6,291
Mortgage escrows752
 1,824
Total$20,603
 $8,115
Other Assets, net
_______________Other assets include an asset related to the debt service guaranty (see Note 5 for further information), tax increment revenue bonds, right-of-use assets, investments, investments held in a grantor trust, deferred tax assets, prepaid expenses, the net value of above-market leases, deferred debt costs associated with our revolving credit facilities and other miscellaneous receivables. Right-of-use assets are amortized to achieve the recognition of rent expense on a straight-line basis after adjusting for the corresponding lease liabilities’ interest over the lives of the leases. Investments held in a grantor trust and investments in mutual funds are adjusted to fair value at each period with changes included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Investments held to maturity are carried at amortized cost and are adjusted using the interest method for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Our tax increment revenue bonds have been classified as held to maturity and are recorded at amortized cost offset by a recognized credit loss (see Note 16 for further information). Above-market leases are amortized as adjustments to rental revenues over terms of the acquired leases. Deferred debt costs, including those classified in debt, are amortized primarily on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest rate method, over the terms of the debt. Other miscellaneous receivables have a reserve applied to the carrying amount when it becomes apparent that conditions exist that may lead to our inability to fully collect on outstanding amounts due. Such conditions include delinquent or late payments on receivables, deterioration in the ongoing relationship with the borrower and other relevant factors. We establish a reserve when expected loss conditions exist by reviewing the borrower’s ability to generate revenues to meet debt service requirements and assessing the fair value of any collateral.
(1)The increase between the periods presented is primarily attributable to $12.4 million placed in a qualified escrow account for the purpose of completing a like-kind exchange transaction.

Other Liabilities, net
Other liabilities include non-qualified benefit plan liabilities, deferred revenue, lease liabilities, the net value of below-market leases and other miscellaneous liabilities. Lease liabilities are amortized to rent expense using the effective interest rate method, over the lease life. Below-market leases are amortized as adjustments to rental revenues over terms of the acquired leases.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component consists of the following (in thousands):
Gain
on
Investments
 
Gain
on
Cash Flow
Hedges
 Defined Benefit Pension Plan-Actuarial Loss Total
Gain
on
Investments
 
Gain
on
Cash Flow
Hedges
 Defined Benefit Pension Plan-Actuarial Loss Total
Balance, December 31, 2017$(1,541) $(7,424) $15,135
 $6,170
Cumulative effect adjustment of accounting standards (see Note 2)1,541
     1,541
Balance, January 1, 2019$
 $(4,501) $15,050
 $10,549
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss  219
 (288)
(1) 
(69)
Net other comprehensive loss (income)
 219
 (288) (69)
Balance, March 31, 2019
 (4,282) 14,762
 10,480
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss  221
 (299)
(1) 
(78)
Net other comprehensive loss (income)
 221
 (299) (78)
Balance, June 30, 2019$
 $(4,061) $14,463
 $10,402
       
Gain
on
Investments
 
Gain
on
Cash Flow
Hedges
 Defined Benefit Pension Plan-Actuarial Loss Total
Balance, January 1, 2018$(1,541) $(7,424) $15,135
 $6,170
Cumulative effect adjustment of accounting standards1,541
     1,541
Change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss  (1,379)   (1,379)


 (1,379)   (1,379)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss  3,854
(1) 
(578)
(2) 
3,276


 3,633
(2) 
(271)
(1) 
3,362
Net other comprehensive loss (income)
 2,475
 (578) 1,897

 2,254
 (271) 1,983
Balance, March 31, 2018
 (5,170) 14,864
 9,694
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss  221

(307)
(1) 
(86)
Net other comprehensive loss (income)
 221
 (307) (86)
Balance, June 30, 2018$
 $(4,949) $14,557
 $9,608
$
 $(4,949) $14,557
 $9,608
Gain
on
Investments
 
Gain
on
Cash Flow
Hedges
 Defined Benefit Pension Plan-Actuarial Loss Total
Balance, December 31, 2016$(964) $(6,403) $16,528
 $9,161
Change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(456) 106
   (350)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 (164)
(1) 
(746)
(2) 
(910)
Net other comprehensive income(456) (58) (746) (1,260)
Balance, June 30, 2017$(1,420) $(6,461) $15,782
 $7,901
_______________
(1)    This reclassification component is included in interest expense (see Note 6 for additional information).
(2)    This reclassification component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 12 for additional information).
Retrospective Application(2)This reclassification component is included in interest expense (see Note 5 for additional information)
Additionally, as of Accounting Standard UpdateJune 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net gain balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to previously terminated cash flow interest rate swap contracts was $4.1 million and $4.5 million, respectively, which will be reclassified to net interest expense as interest payments are made on the originally hedged debt. Within the next 12 months, approximately $.9 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be reclassified as a reduction to interest expense related to our interest rate contracts.
The retrospective applicationReclassifications
We have reclassified prior years’ miscellaneous lease-related revenues identified during our implementation of adopting Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2017-07, "Improving2016-02, "Leases" of $.2 million and $.6 million for the Presentation of Net Periodic Pensions Costthree and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost" on prior year'ssix months ended June 30, 2018 to Rentals, net from Other revenue in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was made to conform to the current year presentation (see Note 2 for additionalfurther information). Also, the retrospective application of adopting ASU No. 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments" and ASU No. 2016-18, "Restricted Cash" as of December 31, 2017 on prior year's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows was made to conform to the current year presentation. The adoption of these ASUs in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the six months ended June 30, 2017, resulted in a retrospective reclassification of $7.8 million from cash flows from investing activities to cash flows from operating activities, and cash flows from investing activities no longer reflect the change in restricted deposits and mortgage escrows totaling $19.2 million.

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Note 2. Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Adopted
In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." This ASU's core objective is for an entity to recognize revenue based on the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for goods or services. Additionally, this ASU requires entities to use a single model in accounting for revenues derived from contracts with customers. ASU No. 2014-09 replaces prior guidance regarding the recognition of revenue from sales of real estate, except for revenue from sales that are part of a sale-leaseback transaction. The provisions of ASU No. 2014-09, as amended in subsequently issued amendments, were effective for us on January 1, 2018. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2018 and applied it on a modified retrospective approach upon adoption.

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The adoption resulted in the identification of primarily three types of customer contracts: (1) management contracts with partially owned real estate joint ventures or partnerships or third parties, (2) licensing and occupancy agreements and (3) certain non-tenant contracts. We will continue to recognize these fees as we currently do with the exception of the timing associated with the performance obligation in our management contracts related to leasing and lease preparation related services. Upon adoption, we recognized the cumulative effect for these fees which has increased retained earnings and accrued rent, accrued contract receivables and accounts receivable, net each by $.3 million. In addition, we evaluated controls around the implementation of this ASU and have concluded there was no significant impact on our control structure. We have included our customer contract revenues under the caption Other revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and have expanded our disclosures related to this ASU in Note 1.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, "Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities." This ASU will require equity investments, excluding those investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee, to be measured at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in net income; will simplify the impairment assessment of those investments; will eliminate the disclosure of the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost and change the fair value calculation for those investments; will change the disclosure in other comprehensive income for financial liabilities that are measured at fair value in accordance with the fair value options for financial instruments; and will clarify that a deferred asset related to available-for-sale securities should be included in an entity's evaluation for a valuation allowance. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-01 were effective for us as of January 1, 2018 and are required to be applied on a modified retrospective approach. Upon adoption, we recognized the cumulative effect for the fair value of equity investments which has increased retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss each by $1.5 million and includes the effects of ASU No. 2018-02, "Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income."
In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, "Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets." The ASU clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of Subtopic 610-20 if it meets the definition, as amended, of an in substance nonfinancial asset. If substantially all of the fair value of assets that are promised to a counterparty in a contract is concentrated in nonfinancial assets, then all of the financial assets promised to the counterparty are in substance nonfinancial assets within the scope of Subtopic 610-20, including a parent transferring control of a nonfinancial asset through a transfer of ownership interests of a consolidated subsidiary. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-05 were effective for us as of January 1, 2018 and depending on the contract type may be recorded on a retrospective or modified retrospective approach. As a result of our contract analysis under ASU 2014-09, the majority of our contracts relate to property sales to be accounted for under this ASU and could result in future gains being recognized sooner. Upon adoption, we applied the modified retrospective approach for all contract types and for contracts considered not completed. We recognized the cumulative effect for in substance nonfinancial assets in which gains would have been realized and have increased each of retained earnings and other assets by $3.6 million at January 1, 2018.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, "Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pensions Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost." The ASU requires the service cost component to be reported as compensation costs arising from services rendered by pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside income from operations. Additionally, only the service cost component will be eligible for capitalization when applicable. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-07 were effective for us as of January 1, 2018 on a retrospective basis for the presentation within the income statement and prospectively for the capitalization of costs. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. We have elected to use the practical expedient in determining estimates for applying the retrospective presentation requirements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, net periodic benefit cost, excluding the service cost component, of $.1 million and $.2 million, respectively, was included in Interest and Other Income/Expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2017, net periodic benefit cost, excluding the service cost component, was $.4 million.

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In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities." The ASU amends current hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements. Items focused on include: alignment of an entity’s risk management activities and its financial reporting for hedging relationships, the use of hedge accounting for risk components in hedging relationships involving nonfinancial risk and interest rate risk, updates for designating fair value hedges of interest rate risk and measuring the related change in fair value of the hedged item, alignment of the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item, and permits an entity to exclude certain amounts related to currency swaps. Lastly, the ASU also provides additional relief on effectiveness testing methods and disclosures. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-12 are effective for us as of January 1, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. We have adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2018, which required the modified retrospective transition method upon adoption. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, "Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." ASU No. 2018-02 allows for the reclassification of the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to retained earnings. The provisions of ASU No. 2018-02 are effective for us as of January 1, 2019, may be applied either at the beginning of the period of adoption or retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted. We adopted this ASU along with the adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 on January 1, 2018.
Not Yet Adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." This ASU was further updated by ASU No. 2018-01, "Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition for Topic 842" and842," ASU No. 2018-10, "Codification Improvements to Topic 842," ASU No. 2018-11, "Targeted Improvements for Topic 842," ASU No. 2018-20, "Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors" and ASU No. 2019-01, "Codification Improvements to Topic 842." TheThese ASUs set out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. The ASUs require lessees to adopt a right-of-use asset approach that will bring substantially all leases onto the balance sheet, with the exception of short-term leases. The subsequent accounting for this right-of-use asset will be based on a dual-model approach, under which the lease will be classified as either a finance or an operating lease. The lessor accounting model under these ASUs is similar to current guidance, but certain underlying principles in the lessor model have been aligned with the new revenue recognition standard. A practical expedient was added for lessors to elect, by class of underlying assets, to account for lease and non-leasenonlease components as a single lease component if certain criteria are met. The provisions of these ASUs arewere effective for us as of January 1, 2019. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2019 are required to beand applied it on a modified retrospective approachapproach.
Upon adoption, we applied the following practical expedients:
The transition method in which the application date of January 1, 2019 is the beginning of the reporting period that we first applied the new guidance.
The practical expedient package which allows an entity not to reassess (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; (2) the lease classification for expired or existing leases; and (3) initial direct costs for any existing leases.
The practical expedient which allows an entity not to recognizereassess whether any existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustmentlease or if the contract contains a lease.
As an accounting policy election, a lessor may choose not to separate the opening balancenonlease components, by class of retained earningsunderlying assets, from the lease components and instead account for both types of components as a single component under certain conditions.
As an accounting policy election, a lessee may choose not to separate the nonlease components, by class of underlying assets, from the lease components and instead account for both types of components as a single component.
As an accounting policy election, a lessee may choose by class of the underlying asset, not to apply the recognition requirements to short-term leases.
The adoption resulted in the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted.
We are in the process of evaluating the impact to our 5,100 lessor leases and other lessee leases, if any, that the adoption of this ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements. Within our lessor leases, we are entitled to receive tenant reimbursements for operating expenses such as real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance (“CAM”). Currently upon adoption of these ASUs, CAM reimbursement revenue, a non-lease component, may be accounted for in accordance with Topic 606 (ASU No. 2014-09 as discussed above) if certain criteria has not been met or the non-lease component is predominate to the combined components within a contract. We have currently identified some areas we believe may be impacted by these ASUs. These include:
We have ground lease agreements in which we are the lessee for land underneath all or a portion of 12 centers and three administrative office leases that we account for as operating leases. Rental expense associated with these operating leases for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively. We have one capital lease in which we are the lessee of two centers with a $21 million lease obligation. We have also identified several contracts related to office equipment and IT services which are being analyzed. We will record, if applicable, any rights and obligations under these leases as an asset and a liability at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets.
Determination of costs to be capitalized associated with leases. This ASU will limit the capitalization associated with certain costs, primarily certain internally-generated leasing and legal costs, of which we capitalized internal costs of $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. We believe we will be able to continue to capitalize internal leasing commissions that are a direct result of obtaining a lease.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This ASU amends prior guidance on the impairment of financial instruments, and adds an impairment model that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses with the recognition of an allowance based on an estimate of expected credit losses. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-13 are effective for usfollowing changes as of January 1, 2020, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently assessing2019:
From the impact, if any, that the adoption of this ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements.Lessor Perspective:
Our existing leases will continue to be classified as operating leases, however, leases entered into or modified after January 1, 2019 may be classified as either operating or sales-type leases, based on specific classification criteria. We believe the majority of our leases will continue to be classified as operating leases, and all operating leases will continue to have a similar pattern of recognition as under current GAAP.
Capitalization of leasing costs has been limited under the new ASU which no longer allows indirect costs to be capitalized. Therefore, indirect, internally-generated leasing and legal costs are no longer capitalized and are recorded in General and administrative expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in the period of adoption prospectively. We continue to capitalize direct costs as defined within the ASU.
We are entitled to receive tenant reimbursements for operating expenses for common area maintenance (“CAM”). These ASUs have defined CAM reimbursement revenue as a nonlease component, which would need to be accounted for in accordance with Topic 606. However, we have applied the practical expedient for all of our real estate related leases, to account for the lease and nonlease components as a single, combined operating lease component as long as the nonlease component is not the predominate component of the combined components within a contract.


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We previously accounted for real estate taxes that are paid directly by the tenant on a gross basis in our consolidated financial statements. These ASUs have indicated that a lessor should exclude from variable payments, lessor costs paid by a lessee directly to a third party. Therefore, we have excluded any costs paid directly by the tenant from our revenues and expenses and will only include as variable payments those which are reimbursed to us by our tenants. Real estate taxes paid directly by our tenants was $1.0 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
From the Lessee Perspective:
On January 1, 2019, we were the lessee under ground lease agreements for land underneath all or a portion of 12 centers and under four administrative office leases that we accounted for as operating leases. Also, we had one finance lease in which we were the lessee of two centers with a $21.9 million lease obligation.
We recognized right-of-use assets for our operating leases in Other Assets, along with corresponding lease liabilities in Other Liabilities on January 1, 2019 in the amounts of $44.2 million and $42.9 million, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The difference between the right-of-use assets and the lease liabilities is primarily associated with intangibles related to ground leases. For these existing operating leases, we continue to recognize a single lease expense for both our ground and office leases, currently included in Operating expenses and General and administrative expenses, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
We continue to recognize our finance lease asset balance in Property and our finance lease liability in Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The finance lease charges a portion of the payment to both asset amortization and interest expense.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, "Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting." This ASU amends prior employee share-based payment guidance to include nonemployee share-based payment transactions for acquiring services or property. This ASU now aligns the determination of the measurement date, the accounting for performance conditions, and the accounting for share-based payments after vesting in addition to other items. The provisions of ASU No. 2018-07 arewere effective for us as of January 1, 2019 using a modified transition method upon adoption. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This ASU was further updated by ASU No. 2018-19, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," ASU No. 2019-04, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses" and ASU No. 2019-05, "Targeted Transition Relief." These ASUs amend prior guidance on the impairment of financial instruments, and adds an impairment model that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses with the recognition of an allowance based on an estimate of expected credit losses. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-13, as amended in subsequently issued amendments, are effective for us as of January 1, 2020, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.
We are in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2016-13, as amended, will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In identifying all of our financial instruments covered under this guidance, the majority of our instruments result from operating leasing transactions, which are not within the scope of the new standard and are to remain governed by the recently issued leasing guidance and other previously issued guidance. Excluding these instruments, the adoption of this standard may impact our financial instruments, which include tax increment revenue bonds, debt securities and cash equivalents recorded at amortized cost, a debt service guaranty asset, and other financial instruments.

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, "Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement." This ASU amends and removes several disclosure requirements including the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU also modifies some disclosure requirements and requires additional disclosures for changes in unrealized gains and losses included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements and requires the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The provisions of ASU No. 2018-13 are effective for us as of January 1, 2020 using a prospective transition method for amendments effecting changes in unrealized gains and losses, significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements and narrative description on uncertainty of measurements. The remaining provisions of the ASU are to be applied retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted. Although we are still assessing the impact of this ASU's adoption, we do not believe this ASU will have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, "Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans." This ASU clarifies current disclosures and removes several disclosures requirements including accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized over the next fiscal year and amount and timing of plan assets expected to be returned to the employer. The ASU also requires additional disclosures for the weighted-average interest crediting rates for cash balance plans and explanations for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit plan obligation. The provisions of ASU No. 2018-14 are effective for us as of December 31, 2020 using a retrospective basis for all periods presented, and early adoption is permitted. Although we are still assessing the impact of this ASU's adoption, we do not believe this ASU will have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Property
Our property consists of the following (in thousands):
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Land$885,144
 $919,237
Land held for development41,608
 45,673
Land under development56,595
 55,793
Buildings and improvements2,887,563
 2,927,954
Construction in-progress213,566
 156,411
Total$4,084,476
 $4,105,068
 June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Land$980,308
 $1,068,022
Land held for development66,062
 69,205
Land under development49,670
 48,985
Buildings and improvements3,108,691
 3,232,074
Construction in-progress122,279
 80,573
Total$4,327,010
 $4,498,859

During the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, we sold 14eight centers and other property. Aggregate gross sales proceeds from these transactions approximated $334.1$201.4 million and generated gains of approximately $156.0 million, including properties previously classified as held for sale.$69.8 million. Also, during the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, we acquired two grocery-anchored shopping centers with an aggregate gross purchase price of approximately $53.7 million, and we invested $40.3$52.6 million in new development projects.
At June 30, 2018, two centers, totaling $35.5 million before accumulated depreciation, were classified as held for sale. At December 31, 2017, three centers, totaling $78.7 million before accumulated depreciation, were classified as held for sale. None of these centers qualified to be reported in discontinued operations.


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Note 4. Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships
We own interests in real estate joint ventures or limited partnerships and have tenancy-in-common interests in which we exercise significant influence, but do not have financial and operating control. We account for these investments using the equity method, and our interests ranged for the periods presented from 20% to 90% in 2018both 2019 and 2017.2018. Combined condensed financial information of these ventures (at 100%) is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Combined Condensed Balance Sheets   
ASSETS   
Property$1,305,687
 $1,268,557
Accumulated depreciation(318,421) (305,327)
Property, net987,266
 963,230
Other assets, net100,815
 104,267
Total Assets$1,088,081
 $1,067,497
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Debt, net (primarily mortgages payable)$264,965
 $269,113
Amounts payable to Weingarten Realty Investors and Affiliates11,626
 11,732
Other liabilities, net30,108
 24,717
Total Liabilities306,699
 305,562
Equity781,382
 761,935
Total Liabilities and Equity$1,088,081
 $1,067,497
 June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Combined Condensed Balance Sheets   
ASSETS   
Property$1,255,497
 $1,241,004
Accumulated depreciation(295,922) (285,033)
Property, net959,575
 955,971
Other assets, net111,596
 115,743
Total Assets$1,071,171
 $1,071,714
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Debt, net (primarily mortgages payable)$280,600
 $298,124
Amounts payable to Weingarten Realty Investors and Affiliates11,422
 12,017
Other liabilities, net25,388
 24,759
Total Liabilities317,410
 334,900
Equity753,761
 736,814
Total Liabilities and Equity$1,071,171
 $1,071,714

 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Combined Condensed Statements of Operations       
Revenues, net$32,877
 $32,810
 $65,392
 $66,696
Expenses:       
Depreciation and amortization7,646
 8,196
 15,495
 16,239
Interest, net2,491
 2,980
 4,950
 6,504
Operating5,685
 5,645
 11,785
 12,073
Real estate taxes, net4,522
 5,191
 9,057
 10,133
General and administrative243
 95
 312
 320
Provision for income taxes36
 37
 69
 73
Total20,623
 22,144
 41,668
 45,342
Gain on dispositions1,474
 1,906
 2,009
 5,439
Net income$13,728
 $12,572
 $25,733
 $26,793
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Combined Condensed Statements of Operations       
Revenues, net$32,810
 $36,061
 $66,696
 $70,799
Expenses:       
Depreciation and amortization8,196
 8,791
 16,239
 17,804
Interest, net2,980
 3,110
 6,504
 6,077
Operating5,645
 5,810
 12,073
 11,928
Real estate taxes, net5,191
 5,451
 10,133
 9,719
General and administrative95
 294
 320
 662
Provision for income taxes37
 40
 73
 47
Total22,144
 23,496
 45,342
 46,237
Gain on dispositions1,906
 3,896
 5,439
 3,896
Net income$12,572
 $16,461
 $26,793
 $28,458

Our investment in real estate joint ventures and partnerships, as reported in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, differs from our proportionate share of the entities' underlying net assets due to basis differences, which arose upon the transfer of assets to the joint ventures. The net positive basis differences, which totaled $3.8$6.8 million and $2.2$5.2 million at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, are generally amortized over the useful lives of the related assets.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2018, there were partial sales of a center forland was sold with gross sales proceeds of approximately $17.4$2.3 million, of which our share of the gain, included in equity earnings in real estate joint ventures and partnerships, totaled $3.6$1.1 million.

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During 2017, two centers were2018, a center was sold through a series of partial sales with aggregate gross sales proceeds of approximately $19.6$33.9 million, of which our share of the gain, included in equity earnings in real estate joint ventures and partnerships, totaled $6.2$6.3 million. In June 2017, a venture acquired land with a gross purchase price of $23.5 million for a mixed-use development project, and we simultaneously increased our ownership interest to 90% (See Note 15 for additional information).
Note 5. Debt
Our debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Debt payable, net to 2038 (1)
$1,704,649
 $1,706,886
Unsecured notes payable under credit facilities
 5,000
Debt service guaranty liability60,900
 60,900
Finance lease obligation21,851
 21,898
Total$1,787,400
 $1,794,684
 June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Debt payable, net to 2038 (1)
$1,742,036
 $1,996,007
Debt service guaranty liability64,145
 64,145
Obligations under capital leases21,000
 21,000
Total$1,827,181
 $2,081,152

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(1)At both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, interest rates ranged from 3.3% to 7.0% at a weighted average rate of 4.0%. At December 31, 2017, interest rates ranged from 2.6% to 7.9% at a weighted average rate of 4.0%.
The allocation of total debt between fixed and variable-rate as well as between secured and unsecured is summarized below (in thousands):
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
As to interest rate (including the effects of interest rate contracts):   
Fixed-rate debt$1,769,843
 $1,771,999
Variable-rate debt17,557
 22,685
Total$1,787,400
 $1,794,684
As to collateralization:   
Unsecured debt$1,453,354
 $1,457,432
Secured debt334,046
 337,252
Total$1,787,400
 $1,794,684

 June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
As to interest rate (including the effects of interest rate contracts):   
Fixed-rate debt$1,809,393
 $2,063,263
Variable-rate debt17,788
 17,889
Total$1,827,181
 $2,081,152
As to collateralization:   
Unsecured debt$1,454,768
 $1,667,462
Secured debt372,413
 413,690
Total$1,827,181
 $2,081,152
We maintain a $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which was amended and extended on March 30, 2016. This facility expires in March 2020, provides for two consecutive six-month extensions upon our request, and borrowing rates that float at a margin over LIBOR plus a facility fee. At both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the borrowing margin and facility fee, which are priced off a grid that is tied to our senior unsecured credit ratings, were 90 and 15 basis points, respectively. The facility also contains a competitive bid feature that allows us to request bids for up to $250 million. Additionally, an accordion feature allows us to increase the facility amount up to $850 million.
Additionally, we have a $10 million unsecured short-term facility, which was amended and extended on March 27, 2018,2019, that we maintain for cash management purposes, which matures in March 2019.2020. At both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the facility provided for fixed interest rate loans at a 30-day LIBOR rate plus a borrowing margin, facility fee and an unused facility fee of 125, 10, and 5 basis points, respectively.


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The following table discloses certain information regarding our unsecured notes payable under our credit facilities (in thousands, except percentages):
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Unsecured revolving credit facility:   
Balance outstanding$
 $5,000
Available balance497,946
 492,946
Letters of credit outstanding under facility2,054
 2,054
Variable interest rate (excluding facility fee)3.3% 3.3%
Unsecured short-term facility:   
Balance outstanding$
 $
Variable interest rate (excluding facility fee)% %
Both facilities:   
Maximum balance outstanding during the period$5,000
 $26,500
Weighted average balance249
 1,096
Year-to-date weighted average interest rate (excluding facility fee)3.3% 2.9%

 June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Unsecured revolving credit facility:   
Balance outstanding$
 $
Available balance497,946
 493,610
Letters of credit outstanding under facility2,054
 6,390
Variable interest rate (excluding facility fee)% %
Unsecured short-term facility:   
Balance outstanding$
 $
Variable interest rate (excluding facility fee)% %
Both facilities:   
Maximum balance outstanding during the period$26,500
 $245,000
Weighted average balance2,070
 133,386
Year-to-date weighted average interest rate (excluding facility fee)2.8% 1.8%
Related to a development project in Sheridan, Colorado, we have provided a guaranty for the payment of any debt service shortfalls until a coverage rate of 1.4x is met on tax increment revenue bonds issued in connection with the project. The bonds are to be repaid with incremental sales and property taxes and a public improvement fee (“PIF”) to be assessed on current and future retail sales and, to the extent necessary, any amounts we may have to provide under a guaranty. The incremental taxes and PIF are to remain intact until the earlier of the date the bond liability has been paid in full or 2040. Therefore, a debt service guaranty liability equal to the fair value of the amounts funded under the bonds was recorded. As of both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, we had $64.1$60.9 million outstanding for the debt service guaranty liability.
During the six monthsyear ended June 30,December 31, 2018, we prepaid, without penalty, our $200 million unsecured variable-rate term loan, swapped to a fixed rate of 2.5%, and terminated the associatedthree interest rate swap contracts (see Note 6 for additional information). that had an aggregate notional amount of $200 million, and we recognized a $3.4 million gain due to the probability that the related hedged forecasted transactions would no longer occur. Additionally, during the six monthsyear ended June 30,December 31, 2018, we paid at par $51.0 million of outstanding debt. These transactions resulted in a net gain upon their extinguishment of $.4 million, excluding the effect of the swap termination (see Note 6 for additional information).termination.
Various leases and properties, and current and future rentals from those leases and properties, collateralize certain debt. At both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, the carrying value of such assets aggregated $.6 billion and $.7 billion, respectively.billion. Additionally, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018,, investments of $4.5$5.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively, are held as collateral for letters of credit totaling $4.3$5.0 million.


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Scheduled principal payments on our debt (excluding $21.0$21.9 million of certain capital leases, a finance lease obligation, $(5.0)(4.3) million net premium/(discount) on debt, $(7.6)$(6.1) million of deferred debt costs, $2.0$1.6 million of non-cash debt-related items, and $64.1$60.9 million debt service guaranty liability) are due during the following years (in thousands):
2019 remaining$69,831
20205,296
202118,434
2022307,922
2023347,815
2024252,153
2025293,807
2026277,291
202738,288
202892,159
Thereafter10,435
Total$1,713,431

2018 remaining$63,328
201955,319
20205,296
202118,434
2022307,922
2023347,815
2024252,153
2025293,807
2026277,291
202738,288
Thereafter93,024
Total$1,752,677
Our various debt agreements contain restrictive covenants, including minimum interest and fixed charge coverage ratios, minimum unencumbered interest coverage ratios, minimum net worth requirements and maximum total debt levels. We are not aware of any non-compliance with our public debt and revolving credit facility covenants as of June 30, 20182019.
Note 6. DerivativesLease Obligations
We are engaged in the operation of shopping centers, which are either owned or, with respect to certain shopping centers, operated under operating ground leases. These ground leases expire at various dates through 2069 with renewal options ranging from five years to 20 years, which have been predominantly excluded from our lease liabilities, and Hedgingin some cases, include options to purchase the underlying asset by either the lessor or lessee. Generally, our ground lease variable payments for real estate taxes, insurance and utilities are paid directly by us and are not a component of rental expense. Most of our leases have increasing minimum rental rates during the terms of the leases through escalation provisions and also may include an amount based on a percentage of operating revenues or sublease tenant revenue. Space in our shopping centers is leased to tenants pursuant to agreements that generally provide for terms of 10 years or less and may include multiple options to extend the lease term in increments up to five years, for annual rentals subject to upward adjustments based on operating expense levels, sales volume, or contractual increases as defined in the lease agreements.
Also, we have two properties under a finance lease that consists of variable lease payments with a purchase option. The fair valueright-of-use asset associated with this finance lease at June 30, 2019 was $9.0 million. At December 31, 2018, the related assets associated with a capital lease in buildings and improvements totaled $15.7 million, and the balance of all our interest rate swap contractsaccumulated depreciation was reported$14.1 million. Amortization of property under the finance lease is included in depreciation and amortization expense. Note that amounts prior to January 1, 2019 were accounted for under ASC No. 840.

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A schedule of lease costs including weighted average lease terms and weighted-average discount rates is as follows (in thousands)thousands, except as noted):
 Assets Liabilities
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 Amount 
Balance Sheet
Location
 Amount
Designated Hedges:       
December 31, 2017Other Assets, net $2,035
 Other Liabilities, net $
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Lease cost:   
Operating lease cost:   
Included in Operating expense$761
 $1,522
Included in General and administrative expense67
 128
Finance cost:   
Amortization of right-of-use asset (included in Depreciation and Amortization)38
 83
Interest on lease liability (included in Interest expense, net)411
 821
Short-term lease cost17
 44
Variable lease cost61
 134
Sublease income (included in Rentals, net)(6,754) (13,534)
Total lease cost$(5,399) $(10,802)
    
 June 30, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):   
Operating leases  42.1
Finance lease  4.5
    
Weighted-average discount rate (percentage):   
Operating leases  4.9%
Finance lease  7.5%
The gross presentation, the effects of offsetting for derivatives with the right to offset under master netting agreements and the net presentationA reconciliation of our interest rate swap contractslease liabilities on an undiscounted cash flow basis, which primarily represents shopping center ground leases, for the subsequent five years and thereafter ending December 31, as calculated as of June 30, 2019, is as follows (in thousands):
       
Gross Amounts Not
Offset in Balance
Sheet
  
 
Gross
Amounts
Recognized
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in
Balance
Sheet
 
Net
Amounts
Presented
in Balance
Sheet
 
Financial
Instruments
 
Cash
Collateral
Received
 Net Amount
December 31, 2017           
Assets$2,035
 $
 $2,035
 $
 $
 $2,035
 Operating Finance
Lease payments:   
2019 remaining$1,214
 $869
20202,623
 1,744
20212,414
 1,751
20222,401
 1,759
20232,367
 23,037
20242,165
  
Thereafter97,187
  
Total$110,371
 $29,160
    
Lease liabilities(1)
42,748
 21,851
Undiscounted excess amount$67,623
 $7,309
Cash Flow Hedges___________________
(1)Operating lease liabilities are included in Other Liabilities, and finance lease liabilities are included in Debt, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
As of June 30, 2018, we had no active interest rate swap contracts. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, associated with the prepayment of an unsecured note, we terminated three interest rate swap contracts that had an aggregate notional amount of $200 million, and we recognized a $3.4 million gain due to the probability that the related hedged forecasted transactions would no longer occur.


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AsScheduled minimum rental payments as defined under ASC No. 840, under the terms of all non-cancelable operating leases in which we are the lessee, principally for shopping center ground leases, for the subsequent five years and thereafter ending December 31, 2017, we had three interest rate swap contracts, maturing through March 1, 2020, with an aggregate notional amountas calculated as of $200 million that were designated as cash flow hedges and fixed the LIBOR component of the interest rates at 1.5%.
As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the net gain balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to previously terminated cash flow interest rate swap contracts was $4.9 million and $7.4 million, respectively, which will be reclassified to net interest expense as interest payments are made on the originally hedged debt. Within the next 12 months, approximately $.9 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be reclassified as a reduction to interest expense related to our interest rate contracts.
A summary of cash flow interest rate swap contract hedging activity is2018, were as follows (in thousands):
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivative Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income as a Result That a Forecasted Transaction is No Longer Probable of Occurring Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income as a Result That a Forecasted Transaction is No Longer Probable of Occurring Total Amount of Interest Expense, net Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 $
 
Interest expense,
net
 $221
 
Interest expense,
net
 $
 (17,017)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (1,379) 
Interest expense,
net
 464
 
Interest expense,
net
 3,390
 (31,689)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 495
 
Interest expense,
net
 (25) 
Interest expense,
net
 
 (20,473)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 106
 
Interest expense,
net
 (164) 
Interest expense,
net
 
 (41,555)
 Operating Finance
Lease payments:   
2019$2,779
 $1,642
20202,536
 1,635
20212,334
 1,627
20222,318
 1,618
20232,283
 22,878
Thereafter99,302
  
Total$111,552
 $29,400
Future undiscounted, sublease payments, applicable to the ground lease rentals, under the terms of all non-cancelable tenant leases, excluding estimated variable payments for the subsequent five years and thereafter ending December 31, as calculated as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, were as follows (in thousands):
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Sublease payments:   
Finance lease(1)
$14,003
 $14,382
Operating leases:   
2019 remaining$11,744
 $22,528
202022,387
 20,903
202120,277
 18,886
202218,513
 17,245
202316,370
 15,128
202411,232
  
Thereafter34,634
 43,439
Total$135,157
 $138,129
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(1)The sublease payments related to our finance lease represents cumulative payments through the lease term ending in 2023.
Note 7. Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
We have a $200 million share repurchase plan. Under this plan under which we may repurchase common shares of beneficial interest ("common shares") from time-to-time in open-market or in privately negotiated purchases. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase plan may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and we have no obligations to repurchase any amount of our common shares under the plan.
DuringWe did not repurchase any shares during the six months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased .7 million common shares at an average price of $27.10 per share.2019. At June 30, 20182019 and as of the date of this filing, $181.5 million of common shares remained available to be repurchased under this plan.


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Note 8. ImpairmentLeasing Operations
The following impairment charges were recorded onAs a commercial real estate lessor, generally our leases are for terms of 10 years or less and may include multiple options, upon tenant election, to extend the following assetslease term in increments up to five years. Our leases typically do not include an option to purchase. Tenant terminations prior to the lease end date occasionally results in a one-time termination fee based on the difference betweenremaining unpaid lease payments including variable payments and could be material to the carrying amounttenant. Many of our leases have increasing minimum rental rates during the terms of the assetsleases through escalation provisions. In addition, the majority of our leases provide for variable rental revenues, such as, reimbursements of real estate taxes, maintenance and insurance and may include an amount based on a percentage of the tenants’ sales.
Future undiscounted, lease payments for tenant leases, excluding estimated fair value (see Note 16 for additional fair value information)variable payments, at June 30, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):
2019 remaining$176,038
2020327,898
2021277,198
2022221,595
2023173,512
2024124,128
Thereafter405,975
Total payments due$1,706,344

  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2017 2017
Continuing operations:    
Properties held for sale, marketed for sale or sold (1)
 $26
 $12,198
Land held for development and undeveloped land (1)
 
 2,719
Other 
 95
Total impairment charges 26
 15,012
Other financial statement captions impacted by impairment:    
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests (12) 24
Net impact of impairment charges $14
 $15,036
Future minimum rental income as defined under ASC No. 840 from tenant leases, excluding estimated contingent rentals, at December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):
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2019$347,476
2020305,404
2021253,269
2022198,414
2023151,538
Thereafter473,416
Total payments due$1,729,517
(1)Amounts reported were based on changes in management's plans for the properties, third party offers, recent comparable market transactions and/or a change in market conditions.

Variable lease payments recognized in Rentals, net are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Variable lease payments$26,175
 $54,105

Note 9. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents consists of the following (in thousands):
 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents$118,222
 $13,096
Restricted deposits and mortgage escrows (see Note 1)14,854
 20,603
Total$133,076
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 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents$13,096
 $6,657
Restricted deposits and mortgage escrows (see Note 1)20,603
 5,965
Total$33,699
 $12,622

Non-cash investing and financing activities areSupplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2019 2018
Accrued property construction costs$9,800
 $9,689
Right-of-use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities43,258
 

 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2018 2017
Accrued property construction costs$9,689
 $9,582
Increase in equity associated with deferred compensation plan
 44,758

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Note 10. Earnings Per Share
Earnings per common share – basic is computed using net income attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic. Earnings per common share – diluted includes the effect of potentially dilutive securities. Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders includes gain on sale of property in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines. Earnings per common share – basic and diluted components for the periods indicated are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Numerator:       
Net income$85,520
 $79,871
 $136,774
 $228,840
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1,711) (1,582) (3,299) (3,727)
Net income attributable to common shareholders - basic83,809
 78,289

133,475

225,113
Income attributable to operating partnership units528
 528
 1,056
 1,056
Net income attributable to common shareholders - diluted$84,337
 $78,817
 $134,531
 $226,169
Denominator:       
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic127,856
 127,505
 127,807
 127,714
Effect of dilutive securities:       
Share options and awards847
 813
 841
 799
Operating partnership units1,432
 1,432
 1,432
 1,432
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted130,135
 129,750
 130,080
 129,945

 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Numerator:       
Income from continuing operations$32,918
 $36,969
 $72,842
 $57,602
Gain on sale of property46,953
 32,224
 155,998
 47,987
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1,582) (5,341) (3,727) (10,911)
Net income attributable to common shareholders - basic78,289
 63,852

225,113

94,678
Income attributable to operating partnership units528
 526
 1,056
 
Net income attributable to common shareholders - diluted$78,817
 $64,378
 $226,169
 $94,678
Denominator:       
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic127,505
 127,788
 127,714
 127,700
Effect of dilutive securities:       
Share options and awards813
 848
 799
 894
Operating partnership units1,432
 1,459
 1,432
 
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted129,750
 130,095
 129,945
 128,594
Anti-dilutiveFor both the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we had no anti-dilutive securities of our common shares, which are excluded from the calculation of earnings per common share – diluted, are as follows (in thousands):diluted.
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Share options (1)

 207
 
 
Operating partnership units
 
 
 1,460
Total anti-dilutive securities
 207
 
 1,460
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(1)Exclusion results as exercise prices were greater than the average market price for each respective period.
Note 11. Share Options and Awards
During 20182019, we granted share awards incorporating both service-based and market-based measures to promote share ownership among the participants and to emphasize the importance of total shareholder return ("TSR"). The termsterm of each grant varyvaries depending upon the participant's responsibilities and position within the Company. We categorize these share awards as either service-based share awards or market-based share awards. All awards were valued at the fair market value on the date of grant and earn dividends from the date of grant. Compensation expense is measured at the grant date and recognized over the vesting period. Generally, unvested share awards are forfeited upon the termination of the participant’s employment with us.


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The fair value of the market-based share awards was estimated on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo valuation model based on the following assumptions:
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 Minimum Maximum
Dividend yield0.0% 5.5%
Expected volatility (1)
19.3% 21.3%
Expected life (in years)N/A
 3
Risk-free interest rate2.4% 2.6%
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
 Minimum Maximum
Dividend yield0.0% 5.5%
Expected volatility (1)
18.5% 20.4%
Expected life (in years)N/A
 3
Risk-free interest rate1.8% 2.4%

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(1)    Includes the volatility of the FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center Index and Weingarten Realty Investors.
A summary of the status of unvested share awards for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 is as follows:
 
Unvested
Share
Awards
 
Weighted
Average 
Grant
Date Fair 
Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2019674,293
 $30.26
Granted:   
Service-based awards177,755
 28.58
Market-based awards relative to FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center
Index
80,848
 30.20
Market-based awards relative to three-year absolute TSR80,847
 32.91
Trust manager awards27,768
 29.17
Vested(234,646) 32.14
Forfeited(4,815) 29.98
Outstanding, June 30, 2019802,050
 $29.56

 
Unvested
Share
Awards
 
Weighted
Average 
Grant
Date Fair 
Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2018619,606
 $33.81
Granted:   
Service-based awards133,125
 28.12
Market-based awards relative to FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center
Index
60,909
 29.69
Market-based awards relative to three-year absolute TSR60,908
 13.68
Trust manager awards34,328
 27.95
Vested(226,348) 33.63
Forfeited(9,372) 32.38
Outstanding, June 30, 2018673,156
 $30.27
As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, there was approximately $2.73.1 million and $2.2$1.8 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share awards, which is expected to be amortized over a weighted average of 1.92.1 years and 1.7 years at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Note 12. Employee Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan
We sponsor a noncontributory qualified retirement plan. The components of net periodic benefit cost for this plan are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Service cost$272
 $324
 $597
 $657
Interest cost564
 514
 1,039
 839
Expected return on plan assets(877) (921) (1,738) (1,413)
Amortization of net loss299
 307
 587
 578
Total$258
 $224
 $485
 $661
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Service cost$324
 $305
 $657
 $648
Interest cost514
 531
 839
 1,045
Expected return on plan assets(921) (804) (1,413) (1,563)
Amortization of net loss307
 369
 578
 746
Total$224
 $401
 $661
 $876

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For both the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we contributed $1.0 million and $2.5 million to the qualified retirement plan, respectively.plan. Currently, we do not anticipate making any additional contributions to this plan during 2018.2019.
Defined Contribution Plans
Compensation expense related to our defined contribution plans was $1.0 million and $.9 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively,$2.0 million and $1.9 million and $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
Note 13. Related Parties
Through our management activities and transactions with our real estate joint ventures and partnerships, we had net accounts receivable of $.3.6 million and $2.0$.5 million outstanding as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, respectively. We also had accounts payable and accrued expenses of $.3 million and $.4$.7 million outstanding as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, respectively. We recorded joint venture fee income included in Other Revenuerevenue for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018 of $1.7$1.4 million and $1.5$1.7 million, respectively, and $3.3$2.9 million and $3.0$3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, we participated in two real estate ventures structured as DownREIT partnerships that have centers in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.partnerships. We have operating and financial control over these ventures and consolidate them in our condensed consolidated financial statements. These ventures allow the outside limited partners to put their interest in the partnership to us, and we have the option to redeem the interest in cash or a fixed number of our common shares, at our discretion. We also participate in a real estate venture that has a property in Texas that allows its outside partner to put operating partnership units to us. We have the option to redeem these units in cash or a fixed number of our common shares, at our discretion. The aggregate redemption value of these interests was approximately $44$39 million and $47$36 million as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
As of June 30, 20182019, we have entered into commitments aggregating $228.2$147.5 million comprised principally of construction contracts which are generally due in 12 to 36 months. Included in these commitments is our commitment under a contractor agreement for construction costs of $108.4 million for the 30-story, high-rise residential tower at our River Oaks Shopping Center as of June 30, 2018.
We issue letters of intent signifying a willingness to negotiate for acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, as well as other types of potential transactions, during the ordinary course of our business. Such letters of intent and other arrangements are non-binding to all parties unless and until a definitive contract is entered into by the parties. Even if definitive contracts relating to the acquisition or disposition of property are entered into, these contracts generally provide the purchaser a time period to evaluate the property and conduct due diligence. The purchaser, during this time, will have the ability to terminate a contract without penalty or forfeiture of any deposit or earnest money. No assurance can be provided that any definitive contracts will be entered into with respect to any matter covered by letters of intent, or that we will consummate any transaction contemplated by a definitive contract. Additionally, due diligence periods for property transactions are frequently extended as needed. An acquisition or disposition of property becomes probable at the time the due diligence period expires and the definitive contract has not been terminated. Our risk is then generally extended only to any earnest money deposits associated with property acquisition contracts, and our obligation to sell under a property sales contract.
We are subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations in the areas where we own or operate properties. We are not aware of any contamination which may have been caused by us or any of our tenants that would have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
As part of our risk management activities, we have applied and been accepted into state sponsored environmental programs which will limit our expenses if contaminants need to be remediated. We also have an environmental insurance policy that covers us against third party liabilities and remediation costs.
While we believe that we do not have any material exposure to environmental remediation costs, we cannot give absolute assurance that changes in the law or new discoveries of contamination will notmay result in additional liabilities to us.

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Litigation
We are involved in various matters of litigation arising in the normal course of business. While we are unable to predict the amounts involved, our management and counsel are of the opinion that, when such litigation is resolved, any additional liability, if any, will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Note 15. Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated VIEs:
At both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, nine of our real estate joint ventures, whose activities primarily consisted of owning and operating 2221 neighborhood/community shopping centers, were determined to be VIEs. Based on a financing agreement by one of our real estate joint ventures that has a bottom dollar guaranty, which is disproportionate to our ownership, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary and have consolidated this joint venture. For the remaining real estate joint ventures, we concluded we are the primary beneficiary based primarily on our significant power to direct the entities' activities without any substantive kick-out or participating rights.
A summary of our consolidated VIEs is as follows (in thousands):
June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Assets Held by VIEs$228,394
 $235,713
$229,221
 $225,388
Assets Held as Collateral for Debt (1)
40,104
 42,979
38,944
 40,004
Maximum Risk of Loss (1)
29,784
 29,784
29,784
 29,784
___________________
(1)Represents the amount of debt and related assets held as collateral associated with the bottom dollar guaranty at one real estate joint venture.
Restrictions on the use of these assets can be significant because they may serve as collateral for debt. Further, we are generally required to obtain our partner's approval in accordance with the joint venture agreement for any major transactions. Transactions with these joint ventures on our condensed consolidated financial statements have primarily been positive as demonstrated by the generation of net income and operating cash flows, as well as the receipt of cash distributions. We and our partners are subject to the provisions of the joint venture agreements which include provisions for when additional contributions may be required to fund operating cash shortfalls, development expenditures and unplanned capital expenditures. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we made $.1 million in additional contributions primarily to fund an operating shortfall, and no additional contributions are currently anticipated to be made during the remainder of 2018.
Unconsolidated VIEs:
At both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, two unconsolidated real estate joint ventures were determined to be VIEs. We have determined that one entity was a VIE through the issuance of a secured loan, since the lender had the ability to make decisions that could have a significant impact on the success of the entity. Based on the associated agreements for the future development of a mixed-use project, we concluded that the other entity was a VIE, but we are not the primary beneficiary as the substantive participating rights associated with the entity are shared, and we do not have the power to direct the significant activities of the entity. Our analysis considered that all major decisions require unanimous member consent and those decisions include significant activities such as development, financing, leasing and operations of the entity.
A summary of our unconsolidated VIEs is as follows (in thousands):
June 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships, net (1)
$52,394
 $36,784
$103,043
 $76,575
Other Liabilities, net (2)
5,933
 5,799
5,941
 6,592
Maximum Risk of Loss (3)
34,000
 34,000
34,000
 34,000
___________________
(1)The carrying amount of the investment represents our contributions to a real estate joint venture, net of any distributions made and our portion of the equity in earnings of the real estate joint venture. The increase between periods represents new development funding of a mixed-use project.
(2)Includes the carrying amount of an investment where distributions have exceeded our contributions and our portion of the equity in earnings for a real estate joint venture.
(3)The maximum risk of loss has been determined to be limited to our debt exposure for the real estate joint ventures. Additionally, our investment, including contributions and distributions, associated with a mixed-use project is disclosed in (1) above.

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We and our partners are subject to the provisions of the joint venture agreements that specify conditions, including operating shortfalls, development expenditures and unplanned capital expenditures, under which additional contributions may be required. With respect to our future development of a mixed-used project, we anticipate future funding of approximately $79$32 million through 2020.

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Note 16. Fair Value Measurements
Recurring Fair Value Measurements:
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy in which those measurements fall, are as follows (in thousands):
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair Value at
June 30,
2019
Assets:       
Cash equivalents, primarily money market funds and time deposits$108,937
     $108,937
Restricted cash, primarily money market funds8,858
     8,858
Investments, mutual funds held in a grantor trust35,434
     35,434
Total$153,229
 $
 $
 $153,229
Liabilities:       
Deferred compensation plan obligations$35,434
     $35,434
Total$35,434
 $
 $
 $35,434

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair Value at
June 30,
2018
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair Value at
December 31,
2018
Assets:              
Cash equivalents, primarily money market funds (1)
$6,986
     $6,986
$54,848
     $54,848
Restricted cash, primarily commercial paper and mutual funds (1)
5,447
     5,447
Restricted cash, primarily money market funds5,254
     5,254
Investments, mutual funds held in a grantor trust (1)
32,656
     32,656
30,996
     30,996
Investments, mutual funds (1)
7,346
     7,346
6,635
     6,635
Total$52,435
 $
 $
 $52,435
$97,733
 $
 $
 $97,733
Liabilities:              
Deferred compensation plan obligations$32,656
     $32,656
$30,996
     $30,996
Total$32,656
 $
 $
 $32,656
$30,996
 $
 $
 $30,996

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(1)Net gains and losses recognized on equity securities held at each period end were included in Interest and Other Income (Expense). For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, this included a net gain of $1.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of which $.9 million and $(.8) million, respectively, represented an unrealized gain (loss). For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018,, this included a net gain of $1.2$5.2 million and $2.7 million, respectively, was included in Interest and Other Income/Expense, of which $(.8)$3.9 million and $(.4) million, respectively, represented an unrealized loss, respectively.gain (loss).
 Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair Value at
December 31,
2017
Assets:       
Investments, mutual funds held in a grantor trust$31,497
     $31,497
Investments, mutual funds7,206
     7,206
Derivative instruments:       
Interest rate contracts  $2,035
   2,035
Total$38,703
 $2,035
 $
 $40,738
Liabilities:       
Deferred compensation plan obligations$31,497
     $31,497
Total$31,497
 $
 $
 $31,497

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Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements:
Property and Property Held for Sale Impairments
Property is reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the property, including any identifiable intangible assets, site costs and capitalized interest, may not be recoverable. In such an event, a comparison is made of the current and projected operating cash flows of each such property into the foreseeable future on an undiscounted basis to the carrying amount of such property. If we conclude that an impairment may have occurred, estimated fair values are determined by management utilizing cash flow models, market capitalization rates and market discount rates, or by obtaining third-party broker valuation estimates, appraisals, bona fide purchase offers or the expected sales price of an executed sales agreement in accordance with our fair value measurements accounting policy. Market capitalization rates and market discount rates are determined by reviewing current sales of similar properties and transactions, and utilizing management’s knowledge and expertise in property marketing.
No assets were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at June 30, 2018. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at December 31, 2017 aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy in which those measurements fall, are as follows (in thousands):
 Quoted Prices 
in Active 
Markets for
Identical 
Assets
and Liabilities
(Level 1)
 Significant 
Other
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair Value 
Total Gains
(Losses) 
(1)
Property (2)
  $12,901
 $4,184
 $17,085
 $(7,828)
Total$
 $12,901
 $4,184
 $17,085
 $(7,828)
____________
(1)Total gains (losses) exclude impairments on disposed assets because they are no longer held by us.
(2)In accordance with our policy of evaluating and recording impairments on the disposal of long-lived assets, property with a carrying amount of $24.9 million was written down to a fair value of $17.1 million, resulting in a loss of $7.8 million, which was included in earnings for the first quarter of 2017. Management’s estimate of fair value of these properties was determined using a bona fide purchase offer for the Level 2 inputs. See the quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 fair value measurements table below.
Fair Value Disclosures:
Unless otherwise described below, short-term financial instruments and receivables are carried at amounts which approximate their fair values based on their highly-liquid nature, short-term maturities and/or expected interest rates for similar instruments.

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Schedule of our fair value disclosures is as follows (in thousands):
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Carrying Value 
Fair Value
Using
Significant 
Other
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Fair Value
Using
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Carrying Value Fair Value
Using
Significant 
Other
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Fair Value
Using
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Other Assets:           
Tax increment revenue bonds (1)
$20,009
   $25,000
 $20,009
   $25,000
Investments, held to maturity (2)
1,250
 $1,249
   3,000
 $2,988
  
Debt:           
Fixed-rate debt1,769,843
   1,825,891
 1,771,999
   1,761,215
Variable-rate debt17,557
   17,532
 22,685
   23,131
 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 Carrying Value 
Fair Value
Using
Significant 
Other
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Fair Value
Using
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Carrying Value Fair Value
Using
Significant 
Other
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Fair Value
Using
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Other Assets:           
Tax increment revenue bonds (1)
$22,097
   $25,000
 $22,097
   $25,000
Investments, held to maturity (2)
3,000
 $2,978
   4,489
 $4,479
  
Debt:           
Fixed-rate debt1,809,393
   1,808,539
 2,063,263
   2,109,658
Variable-rate debt17,788
   17,822
 17,889
   16,393

_______________
(1)At June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the credit loss balance on our tax increment revenue bonds was $31.0 million.
(2)Investments held to maturity are recorded at cost. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017, a $222018, these investments had unrealized losses of $1 thousand and a $10$12 thousand, unrealized loss was recognized, respectively.

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TableSubsequent to June 30, 2019, we acquired one grocery-anchored shopping center with a gross purchase price of Contents
$52.6 million in a 51% unconsolidated real estate limited partnership. Additionally, we sold real estate assets with aggregate gross sales proceeds totaling $114 million. No impairment losses will be realized associated with these dispositions, and we have no continuing involvement with these dispositions.

On July 1, 2019, we paid off a $50 million secured fixed-rate mortgage with a 7% interest rate.
The quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used for our Level 3 nonrecurring fair value measurements as of December 31, 2017 reported in the above table, is as follows:

Description Fair Value at Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Range
  December 31,
2017
   Minimum Maximum
 (in thousands)   2017 2017
Property  $4,184
 Discounted cash flows Discount rate 10.5% 12.0%
       Capitalization rate 8.8% 10.0%
       Holding period (years) 5
 10
       
Expected future inflation rate (1)
   2.0%
       
Market rent growth rate (1)
   3.0%
       
Expense growth rate (1)
   2.0%
       
Vacancy rate (1)
   20.0%
       
Renewal rate (1)
   70.0%
       
Average market rent rate (1)
 $11.00
 $16.00
       
Average leasing cost per square foot (1)
 $10.00
 $35.00
_______________
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ITEM 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. As described in "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018, factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, (i) disruptions in financial markets, (ii) general economic and local real estate conditions, (iii) the inability of major tenants to continue paying their rent obligations due to bankruptcy, insolvency or general downturn in their business, (iv) financing risks, such as the inability to obtain equity, debt, or other sources of financing on favorable terms and changes in LIBOR availability, (v) changes in governmental laws and regulations, (vi) the level and volatility of interest rates, (vii) the availability of suitable acquisition opportunities, (viii) the ability to dispose of properties, (ix) changes in expected development activity, (x) increases in operating costs, (xi) tax matters, including the effect of changes in tax laws and the failure to qualify as a real estate investment trust, and (xii) investments through real estate joint ventures and partnerships, which involve risks not present in investments in which we are the sole investor. Accordingly, there is no assurance that our expectations will be realized. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the comparative summary of selected financial data appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results and trends which might appear should not be taken as indicative of future operations. Our results of operations and financial condition, as reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes, are subject to management’s evaluation and interpretation of business conditions, retailer performance, changing capital market conditions and other factors which could affect the ongoing viability of our tenants.
Executive Overview
Weingarten Realty Investors is a REIT organized under the Texas Business Organizations Code. We, and our predecessor entity, began the ownership of shopping centers and other commercial real estate in 1948. Our primary business is leasing space to tenants in the shopping centers we own or lease. We also provide property management services for which we charge fees to either joint ventures where we are partners or other outside owners.
We operate a portfolio of rental properties, primarily neighborhood and community shopping centers, totaling approximately 38.433.9 million square feet of gross leaseable area that is either owned by us or others. We have a diversified tenant base with our largest tenant comprising only 2.7%2.5% of base minimum rental revenues during the first six months of 2018.2019.
At June 30, 2018,2019, we owned or operated under long-term leases, either directly or through our interest in real estate joint ventures or partnerships, a total of 190173 properties, which are located in 17 states spanning the country from coast to coast.
We also owned interests in 2523 parcels of land held for development that totaled approximately 17.813.4 million square feet at June 30, 2018.

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2019.
We had approximately 5,1003,900 leases with 3,5002,900 different tenants at June 30, 2018. Leases for our properties range2019. Rental revenue is primarily derived from operating leases with terms of 10 years or less, than a year for smaller spacesand may include multiple options, upon tenant election, to over 25 years for larger tenants. Rental revenues generally include minimum lease payments, which often increase overextend the lease term in increments up to five years. Many of our leases have increasing minimum rental rates during the terms of the leases through escalation provisions. In addition, the majority of our leases provide for variable rental revenues, such as, reimbursements of property operating expenses, including real estate taxes, maintenance and additional rent paymentsinsurance and may include an amount based on a percentage of the tenants’ sales. Our anchor tenants are supermarkets, value-oriented apparel/discount stores and other retailers or service providers who generally sell basic necessity-type goods and services. Although there is a broad shift in shopping patterns, including internet shopping that continues to affect our tenants, we believe our anchor tenants, thatmost of which have adopted omni-channel networks which help drive foot traffic, combined with convenient locations, attractive and well-maintained properties, high quality retailers and a strong tenant mix, should lessen the effects of these conditions and maintain the viability of our portfolio.
Our goal is to remain a leader in owning and operating top-tier neighborhood and community shopping centers in certain markets of the United States. Our strategic initiatives include: (1) raising net asset value and cash flow through quality acquisitions redevelopments and new developments, (2) maintaining a strong, flexible consolidated balance sheet and a well-managed debt maturity schedule, (3) growing net operating income from our existing portfolio by increasing occupancy and rental rates, (4) continuously redeveloping our existing shopping centers to increase cash flow and (4)enhance the value of the centers and (5) owning quality shopping centers in preferred locations that attract strong tenants. We believe these initiatives will keep our portfolio of properties among the strongest in our sector. Due to current capitalization rates in the market along with the uncertainty of the impact of increasing interest rates and various other market conditions, we intend to continue to be very prudent in our evaluation of all new investment opportunities. We believe the pricing of assets that no longer meet our ownership criteria remains reasonably stable while the price of our common shares has dropped wellremains below our net asset value. Given these conditions, we have been focused ouron dispositions of properties with risk factors that impact our willingness to own them going forward, and although we intend to continue with this strategy, our dispositions in 2019 are expected to decrease as compared to the secondary and tertiary markets and utilizedprior year. We intend to utilize the proceeds from dispositions to repurchase common shares, pay down our debtfund acquisitions and fund both our new development and redevelopment projects. We intend to continue to opportunistically take advantage of the market conditions, and our disposition activities may increase.
As we discussed above, we continuously recycle non-core operating centers that no longer meet our ownership criteria and that will provide capital for growth opportunities. During the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, we disposed of real estate assets, which were owned by us either directly or through our interest in real estate joint ventures or partnerships, with our share of aggregate gross sales proceeds totaling $345.0$200.2 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2018,2019, we solddisposed of an additional $114 million of real estate assets with our share of aggregate gross sales proceeds totaling approximately $12.5 million. For 2018, we believe we will complete dispositions in amounts between $400 million to $550 million, and weassets. We have approximately $122 million ofseveral dispositions currently under contracts or letters of intent;intent, and we anticipate that our dispositions in 2019 could range from $350 million to $450 million, but will decrease to a normalized level in 2020 of around $150 million; however, there are no assurances that these transactions will close at such prices or at all.

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We intend to continue to actively seek acquisition properties that meet our return hurdles and to actively evaluate other opportunities as they enter the market. Due to the significant amount of capital available in the market, it has been difficult to participate at price points that meet our investment criteria. As of June 30, 2019, we acquired two grocery-anchored shopping centers adding 234,000 square feet to the portfolio with an aggregate gross purchase price of $53.7 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2019, we acquired in a 51% unconsolidated real estate joint venture a grocery-anchored shopping center for $52.6 million. For 2018,2019, we expect to complete acquisition investments in athe range from $25of $50 million to $75 million; however, there are no assurances that this will actually occur.$150 million.
We intend to continue to focus on identifying new development projects as another source of growth, as well as continue to look for redevelopment opportunities. Although we have recently begun the development of mixed-use projects, theThe opportunities for additional new development projects are limited at this time primarily due to a lack of demand for new retail space. During the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, we invested $48.5$79.0 million in threetwo mixed-use new development projects in the Washington D.C. area that are partially or wholly owned and a 30-story, high-rise residential tower at our River Oaks Shopping Center in Houston, Texas.Texas, and we invested $12.4 million in 11 redevelopment projects that were partially or wholly owned. Effective January 1, 2019, we stabilized the development in Seattle, Washington, moving it to our operating property portfolio, which added 62,427 square feet to the portfolio at an estimated cost per square foot of $490. Also during the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, we invested $13.1 million in 14completed six redevelopment projects, that were partially or wholly owned.which added approximately 49,000 square feet to the portfolio with an incremental investment totaling $12.4 million. For 2018,2019, we expect to invest in new development and redevelopments in the range of $125$175 million to $175$225 million, but we can give no assurances that this will actually occur.
We strive to maintain a strong, conservative capital structure which should provide ready access to a variety of attractive long and short-term capital sources. We carefully balance lower cost, short-term financing with long-term liabilities associated with acquired or developed long-term assets. We continue to look for transactions that will strengthen our consolidated balance sheet and further enhance our access to various sources of capital, while reducing our cost of capital. On July 1, 2019, we paid off a $50 million secured fixed-rate mortgage with a 7% interest rate, which further enhances our future positioning. Due to the variability in the capital markets, there can be no assurance that favorable pricing and availabilityaccessibility will be available in the future. During the first half of 2018, we paid down debt totaling $251.0 million and repurchased $18.5 million of our common shares. These transactions were funded with proceedsProceeds from our disposition program and cash generated from operations continue to further strengthen our balance sheet.

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Operational Metrics
In assessing the performance of our centers, management carefully monitors various operating metrics of the portfolio. As a result of our strong leasing activity and low tenant fallout, the operating metrics of our portfolio remained strong through the first six months of 20182019 as we focused on increasing rental rates and same property net operating income ("SPNOI" and see Non-GAAP Financial Measures for additional information). Our portfolio delivered solidstrong operating results with:
occupancy of 94.6%94.8% at June 30, 2018;2019;
an increase of 2.7%4.2% in SPNOI includingthat includes redevelopments for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 over the same period of 2017;2018; and
rental rate increases of 21.4%20.0% for new leases and 7.1%6.3% for renewals during the three months ended June 30, 2018.2019.
Below are performance metrics associated with our signed occupancy, SPNOI growth and leasing activity on a pro rata basis:
June 30,June 30,
2018 20172019 2018
Anchor (space of 10,000 square feet or greater)97.3% 96.9%97.4% 97.3%
Non-Anchor90.3% 90.7%90.4% 90.3%
Total Occupancy94.6% 94.5%94.8% 94.6%
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2018
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
SPNOI Growth including Redevelopments (1)
2.7% 2.3%
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
SPNOI Growth (including Redevelopments) (1)
4.2% 3.7%
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(1)See Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a definition of the measurement of SPNOI and a reconciliation to operatingnet income attributable to common shareholders within this section of Item 2.

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Number
of
Leases
 
Square
Feet
('000's)
 
Average
New
Rent per
Square
Foot ($)
 
Average
Prior
Rent per
Square
Foot ($)
 
Average Cost
of Tenant
Improvements
per Square
Foot ($)
 
Change in
Base Rent
on Cash
Basis
Number
of
Leases
 
Square
Feet
('000's)
 
Average
New
Rent per
Square
Foot ($)
 
Average
Prior
Rent per
Square
Foot ($)
 
Average Cost
of Tenant
Improvements
per Square
Foot ($)
 
Change in
Base Rent
on Cash
Basis
Leasing Activity:                      
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018      
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Three Months Ended June 30, 2019      
New leases (1)
56
 152
 $24.08
 $19.83
 $45.09
 21.4%35
 103
 $26.69
 $22.25
 $37.60
 20.0%
Renewals131
 639
 18.45
 17.22
 
 7.1%121
 621
 15.62
 14.69
 
 6.3%
Not comparable spaces23
 83
        36
 189
        
Total210
 874
 $19.53
 $17.73
 $8.69
 10.2%192
 913
 $17.20
 $15.77
 $5.35
 9.1%
                      
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018      
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Six Months Ended June 30, 2019      
New leases (1)
103
 272
 $24.43
 $21.54
 $42.78
 13.4%78
 220
 $26.82
 $23.27
 $37.80
 15.3%
Renewals300
 1,505
 17.73
 16.66
 .04
 6.4%266
 1,446
 15.96
 15.38
 
 3.8%
Not comparable spaces51
 185
        58
 263
        
Total454
 1,962
 $18.76
 $17.41
 $6.60
 7.8%402
 1,929
 $17.40
 $16.42
 $4.99
 6.0%
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(1)Average external lease commissions per square foot for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 were $4.58$6.05 and $5.17,$5.47, respectively.

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Changing shopping habits, driven by rapid expansion of internet-driven procurement, has led to increased financial problems for many retailers, which has had a negative impact on the retail real estate sector. We continue to monitor the effects of these trends, including the impact of retail customer spending over the long-term. We believe the desirability of our physical locations, the significant diversification of our portfolio, both geographically and by tenant base, and the quality of our portfolio, along with its leading retailers and service providers that sell primarily grocery and basic necessity-type goods and services, position us well to mitigate the impact of these changes. Additionally, most retailers have implemented omni-channel networks that integrate on-line shopping with in-store experiences that has further reinforced the need for bricks and mortar locations. Despite recent tenant bankruptcies, we continue to believe there is retailer demand for quality space within strong, strategically located centers.
While we anticipate occupancy in 2019 to remain comparable through year end,increase slightly from 2018, we may experienceare experiencing some fluctuations due to previously announced bankruptcies and the repositioning of those spaces in the future.spaces. A reduction in the availability of quality retail space, available, as well as continued retailer demand, contributed to the increase in overall rental rates on a same-space basis as we completed new leases and renewed existing leases; however, the magnitude of these increases decreased in comparison to previous periodsyears due to, among other factors, to a recentcontinued shift in negotiating leverage to the tenant.tenant, especially on anchor spaces. We expect rental rate increasesrates to remain minimal incontinue to increase and the near term;funding of tenant improvements and allowances could increase; however, the variability in the mix of leasing transactions as to size of space, market, use and other factors may impact the magnitude of these increases, both positively and negatively. Leasing volume is anticipated to fluctuate due to the uncertainty in tenant fallouts related to bankruptcies and tenant non-renewals. Our expectation is that SPNOI growth including redevelopments will average between 2.5% to 3.5% for 20182019 assuming no significant tenant bankruptcies, although there are no assurances that this will occur.
New Development/Redevelopment
At June 30, 2018,2019, we had threehave two mixed-use projects in various stages of development that were partially or wholly owned and a 30-story, high-rise residential tower at our River Oaks Shopping Center that were in Houston, Texas.various stages of development and are partially or wholly owned. We have funded $192.6$297.0 million through June 30, 20182019 on these projects, and we estimate our aggregate net investment upon completion to be $513.0$485.0 million. Overall, the average projected stabilized return on investment for these multi-use properties, that include retail, office and residential components, is expected to approximate 5.5% upon completion.
We have 1411 redevelopment projects in which we plan to invest approximately $78.2$86.6 million. Upon completion, the average projected stabilized return on our incremental investment on these redevelopment projects is expected to be between 8.0% and 14.0%12.0%.
We had approximately $66.1$41.6 million in land held for development at June 30, 20182019 that may either be developed or sold. While we are experiencing some interest from retailers and other market participants in our land held for development, opportunities for economically viable developments remain limited. We intend to continue to pursue additional development and redevelopment opportunities in multiple markets; however, finding the right opportunities remains challenging.

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Acquisitions
Acquisitions are a key component of our long-term growth strategy. The availability of quality acquisition opportunities in the market remains sporadic in our targeted markets. Intense competition, along with a decline in the volume of high-quality core properties inon the market, has in many cases driven pricing to pre-recession highs.very high levels. We intend to remain disciplined in approaching these opportunities, pursuing only those that provide appropriate risk-adjusted returns.
Dispositions
Dispositions are also a key component of our ongoing management process where we selectively prune properties from our portfolio that no longer meet our geographic or growth targets. Dispositions provide capital, which may be recycled into properties that are high barrier-to-entry locations within high growth metropolitan markets, and thus have higher long-term growth potential. Additionally, proceeds from dispositions may be used to reduce outstanding debt, further deleveraging our consolidated balance sheet, to repurchase our common shares and/or debt, dependent upon market prices, or to fund acquisitions and both new development and redevelopment projects.
Summary of Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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A disclosure of our critical accounting policies which affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during 2018.2019.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 20182019 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 20172018
The following table is a summary of certain items in income from continuing operations from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, which we believe represent items that significantly changed during the three months ended June 30, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 20172018:
Three Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,
2018 2017 Change % Change2019 2018 Change % Change
Revenues$142,086
 $146,023
 $(3,937) (2.7)%$122,660
 $142,086
 $(19,426) (13.7)%
Depreciation and amortization50,421
 42,157
 8,264
 19.6
34,967
 50,421
 (15,454) (30.6)
Operating expenses24,104
 26,221
 (2,117) (8.1)
Real estate taxes, net17,466
 21,632
 (4,166) (19.3)
General and administrative expenses8,880
 6,149
 2,731
 44.4
Interest expense, net17,017
 20,473
 (3,456) (16.9)14,953
 17,017
 (2,064) (12.1)
Equity in earnings of real estate joint
ventures and partnerships, net
5,318
 7,430
 (2,112) (28.4)
Gain on sale of property52,061
 46,953
 5,108
 10.9
Revenues
The decrease in revenues of $3.9$19.4 million is attributable primarily attributable to the $9.9 million impact of dispositions, the $10.1 million below-market lease intangible write-off in the second quarter of 2018 from the termination of a tenant's lease, and $1.0 million of revenues for real estate taxes paid directly by our tenants in 2018, that totaled $15.7 million. Thecan no longer be recorded due to the adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019. Offsetting this decrease, the existing portfolio, including acquisitions,acquisition, new development and redevelopment properties, contributed $1.7$1.6 million due toresulting from increases in rental rates and changes in occupancy. We also realized a $10.1

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Depreciation and Amortization
The decrease in depreciation and amortization of $15.5 million increase associated withis attributable primarily to the $13.1 million write-off of a below-marketan in-place lease intangible from the termination of a tenant's lease.lease in the second quarter of 2018 and disposition activities of $3.5 million, which is offset by an increase of $1.1 million primarily from acquisitions and redevelopment centers.
DepreciationGeneral and AmortizationAdministrative Expenses
The increase in depreciationgeneral and amortizationadministrative expenses of $8.3$2.7 million is attributable primarily attributable to the write-off of an in-place lease intangible of $13.1 million from the termination of a tenant's lease, which is offset by the impact of dispositions of $3.6 million and other capital activities.
Operating Expenses
The decrease in operating expenses of $2.1 million is primarily attributable to dispositions and a $1.1 million decrease in management fees associated primarily with a reduction in compensation expense.
Real Estate Taxes, net
The decrease in net real estate taxescapitalized indirect leasing costs of $4.2$2.4 million isdue primarily attributable to dispositionsthe adoption of $1.7 million and a 2017 adjustment associated with tenants that pay for their taxes directly.the new lease accounting standard update on January 1, 2019.
Interest Expense, net
Net interest expense decreased $3.5$2.1 million or 16.9%12.1%. The components of net interest expense were as follows (in thousands): 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 2018 2017
Gross interest expense$17,896
 $20,900
Gain on extinguishment of debt including related swap activity(1) 
Amortization of debt deferred costs, net867
 955
Over-market mortgage adjustment(82) (302)
Capitalized interest(1,663) (1,080)
Total$17,017
 $20,473

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 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 2019 2018
Gross interest expense$17,429
 $17,896
Gain on extinguishment of debt including related swap activity
 (1)
Amortization of debt deferred costs, net888
 867
Over-market mortgage adjustment(81) (82)
Capitalized interest(3,283) (1,663)
Total$14,953
 $17,017
The decrease in net interest expense is attributable primarily to an increase in capitalized interest of $1.6 million associated with an increase in new development and redevelopment activities. Additionally, the decrease in gross interest expense of $.5 million is attributable primarily to a reduction in the weighted average debt outstanding due to the pay down of debt with proceeds from our dispositions and cash generated from operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2018,2019, the weighted average debt outstanding was $1.9$1.8 billion at a weighted average interest rate of 4.0%4.1% as compared to $2.3$1.9 billion outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 3.8%4.0% in the same period of 2017. Also the increase in capitalized interest2018.
Gain on Sale of $.6 million is associated with an increase in new development activities.
Equity in Earnings of Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships, netProperty
The decreaseincrease of $5.1 million in net equity earningsgain on sale of real estate joint venturesproperty is attributable primarily to the disposition of five centers and partnerships of $2.1 million is primarily attributable to disposition activities and $.8 millionother property in the second quarter of 2018 associated with a lease termination.2019 as compared to six centers and other property in the same period of 2018.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 20182019 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 20172018
The following table is a summary of certain items in income from continuing operations from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, which we believe represent items that significantly changed during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 20172018:
Six Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2018 2017 Change % Change2019 2018 Change % Change
Revenues$274,538
 $289,686
 $(15,148) (5.2)%$245,798
 $274,538
 $(28,740) (10.5)%
Depreciation and amortization88,516
 84,606
 3,910
 4.6
68,939
 88,516
 (19,577) (22.1)
Operating expenses47,374
 56,131
 (8,757) (15.6)
Real estate taxes, net35,105
 39,149
 (4,044) (10.3)31,867
 35,105
 (3,238) (9.2)
Impairment loss
 15,012
 (15,012) (100.0)
General and administrative expenses11,744
 13,802
 (2,058) (14.9)18,461
 11,744
 6,717
 57.2
Interest expense, net31,689
 41,555
 (9,866) (23.7)30,242
 31,689
 (1,447) (4.6)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes(1,467) 2,612
 (4,079) 156.2
Interest and other income (expense)6,305
 2,888
 3,417
 118.3
Gain on sale of property69,848
 155,998
 (86,150) (55.2)

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Revenues
The decrease in revenues of $15.1$28.7 million is attributable primarily attributable to the $22.0 million impact of dispositions, the $10.1 million below-market lease intangible write-off in the second quarter of 2018 from the termination of a tenant's lease, and $2.2 million of revenues for real estate taxes paid directly by our tenants in 2018, that totaled $29.2 million. Thecan no longer be recorded due to the adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019. Offsetting this decrease, the existing portfolio, including acquisitions,acquisition, new development and redevelopment properties, contributed $4.0$5.6 million due toresulting from increases in rental rates and changes in occupancy. We also realized a $10.1
Depreciation and Amortization
The decrease in depreciation and amortization of $19.6 million increase associated withis attributable primarily to the $13.1 million write-off of a below-marketan in-place lease intangible from the termination of a tenant's lease.
Depreciationlease in the second quarter of 2018 and Amortization
The increase in depreciation and amortizationdisposition activities of $3.9$7.1 million, is primarily attributable to the write-off of an in-place lease intangible of $13.1 million from the termination of a tenant's lease, which is offset by the impactan increase of dispositions of $7.7 million and other capital activities.
Operating Expenses
The decrease in operating expenses of $8.8 million is primarily attributable to dispositions, a $3.1 million lease termination fee paid in 2017, a $2.2 million decrease in management fees associated primarily with a reduction in compensation expense, and a $.6 million decrease in costs associated with the deferred compensation plan.primarily from acquisitions and redevelopment centers.
Real Estate Taxes, net
The decrease in net real estate taxes, of $4.0 million is primarily attributable to dispositionsnet of $3.2 million.
Impairment Loss
The decrease in impairment losses of $15.0 million is attributable primarily to dispositions and $2.2 million of real estate taxes paid directly by our tenants in 2018, that can no longer be recorded due to the losses in 2017 associated withadoption of the completed or proposed disposition of four shopping centers, one 50% unconsolidated joint venture interest and the disposition of an unimproved land parcel, which did not reoccur in 2018.new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019.
General and Administrative Expenses
The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses of $2.1$6.7 million is attributable primarily attributable to a reduction in salary expense associated withcapitalized indirect leasing costs of $4.7 million due primarily to the adoption of the new lease accounting standard update on January 1, 2019, and a $1.7 million decrease into restricted share compensation due toin the first quarter of 2018 associated with unanticipated reductions in our share valuation, as well as a reduction in personnel.

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valuation.
Interest Expense, net
Net interest expense decreased $9.9$1.4 million or 23.7%4.6%. The components of net interest expense were as follows (in thousands): 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 20172019 2018
Gross interest expense$36,985
 $42,037
$34,819
 $36,985
Gain on extinguishment of debt including related swap activity(3,759) 

 (3,759)
Amortization of debt deferred costs, net1,803
 1,918
1,790
 1,803
Over-market mortgage adjustment(237) (497)(163) (237)
Capitalized interest(3,103) (1,903)(6,204) (3,103)
Total$31,689
 $41,555
$30,242
 $31,689
The decrease in net interest expense is attributable primarily attributable to a reduction in the weighted average debt outstanding due to the pay down of debt with proceeds from dispositions and cash generated from operations,operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the weighted average debt outstanding was $1.8 billion at a weighted average interest rate of 4.1% as compared to $2.0 billion outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 3.9% in the same period of 2018. Additionally, net interest expense was impacted by an increase in capitalized interest of $3.1 million associated with an increase in new development and redevelopment activities, and a $3.8 million gain on extinguishment of debt in the first quarter of 2018, which includesincluding the effect of a swap termination. For
Interest and Other Income (Expense)
The increase of $3.4 million in interest and other income (expense) is attributable primarily to a fair value increase of $2.2 million for assets held in a grantor trust related to deferred compensation and an increase of $1.1 million in interest income associated with our investments.
Gain on Sale of Property
The decrease of $86.2 million in gain on sale of property is attributable primarily to the disposition of eight centers and other property in first six months ended June 30, 2018, the weighted average debt outstanding was $2.0 billion at a weighted average interest rate of 3.9%2019 as compared to $2.3 billion outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 3.8%14 centers and other property in the same period of 2017. Also the increase in capitalized interest2018.

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(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes
The increase of $4.1 million in the provision for income taxes is attributable primarily to activities in our taxable REIT subsidiary. In the first six months of 2018, a tax provision of $.8 million was realized associated primarily with gains from disposition activities as compared to a tax benefit of $3.1 million in the same period of 2017 associated primarily with impairment losses and an NOL carryforward from disposition activities.

Capital Resources and Liquidity
Our primary operating liquidity needs are paying our common share dividends, maintaining and operating our existing properties, paying our debt service costs, excluding debt maturities, and funding capital expenditures. Under our 20182019 business plan, cash flows from operating activities are expected to meet these planned capital needs.
The primary sources of capital for funding any debt maturities, acquisitions, new developments and redevelopments are our excess cash flow generated by our operating properties; credit facilities; proceeds from both secured and unsecured debt issuances; proceeds from common and preferred equity issuances; and cash generated from the sale of property and the formation of joint ventures. Amounts outstanding under the unsecured revolving credit facility are retired as needed with proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, common and preferred equity, cash generated from the disposition of properties and cash flow generated by our operating properties.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, we had available borrowing capacity of $497.9 million under our unsecured revolving credit facility, and our debt maturities for the remainder of 20182019 total $63.3$69.8 million. As of June 30, 2018,2019, we had cash and cash equivalents available of $13.1$118.2 million. During the first six months of 2018, we used excess cash on hand to prepay our $200 million unsecured term loan, to pay at par $51.0 million of outstanding debt, which includes $14.2 million of unsecured debt purchased on the open market, to repurchase $18.5 million of our common shares and to invest $59.7 million in new development and redevelopment projects. Currently, we anticipate our disposition activities to continue and estimate between $400$350 million to $550$450 million in dispositions for all of 2018.2019. Our disposition program has resulted in significant gains that will require the payment of a special dividend before January 31, 20192020 in order to retain our REIT status. The amount of this special dividend cannot be reasonably estimated at this time; however, based upon the sales completed to-date and expected sales activity in the second half of the year given the current market conditions, we expect that our special dividend will likely exceed the special dividend of $.75 per common share that was paid in December of 2017.

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We believe net proceeds from planned capital recycling, combined with our available capacity under the revolving credit and short-term borrowing facilities, will provide adequate liquidity to fund our capital needs, including acquisitions, redevelopments,redevelopment and new development activities and, if necessary, special dividends. In the event our capital recycling program does not progress as expected, we believe other debt and equity alternatives are available to us. Although external market conditions are not within our control, we do not currently foresee any impedimentimpediments to our entering the capital markets if needed.
During the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, our share of aggregate gross sales proceeds from our dispositions totaled $345.0$200.2 million, which were owned by us either directly or through our interest in real estate joint ventures or partnerships. Operating cash flows from assets disposed are included in net cash from operating activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, while proceeds from these disposals are included as investing activities.
We have non-recourse debt secured by acquired or developed properties held in several of our real estate joint ventures and partnerships. At June 30, 2018,2019, off-balance sheet mortgage debt for our unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships totaled $280.6$265.0 million, of which our pro rata ownership was $96.6$86.9 million. Scheduled principal mortgage payments on this debt, excluding deferred debt costs and non-cash related items totaling $(.8)$(2.1) million, at 100% are as follows (in millions): 
2018 remaining$3.8
20197.4
2019 remaining$1.5
202077.3
3.0
2021173.0
173.0
20222.1
2.1
20232.2
Thereafter17.8
85.3
Total$281.4
$267.1
We generally have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of our assets except in certain cases where we are required to obtain our joint venture partners’ consent or a third party consent for assets held in special purpose entities that are 100% owned by us.
Investing Activities
Acquisitions
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we acquired two grocery-anchored shopping centers with an aggregate gross purchase price of $53.7 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2019, a 51% unconsolidated real estate joint venture acquired a grocery-anchored shopping center for $52.6 million.

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Dispositions
During the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, we sold 14eight centers and other property, including real estate assets owned through our interest in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships. Our share of aggregate gross sales proceeds from these transactions totaled $345.0$200.2 million and generated our share of the gains of approximately $157.1$70.8 million.
New Development/Redevelopment
At June 30, 2018,2019, we had threetwo mixed-use projects under development and a 30-story, high-rise residential tower at our River Oaks Shopping Center under development with approximately .3.2 million of total square footage for retail and office space and 962 residential units, that were partially or wholly owned. We have funded $192.6$297.0 million through June 30, 20182019 on these projects. Upon completion, we expect our aggregate net investment in these multi-use projects to be $513.0$485.0 million. Effective January 1, 2019, we stabilized the development in Seattle, Washington, moving it to our operating property portfolio, which added 62,427 square feet to the portfolio at an estimated cost per square foot of $490.
At June 30, 2018,2019, we had 1411 redevelopment projects in which we plan to invest approximately $78.2$86.6 million. Upon completion, the average projected stabilized return on our incremental investment on these redevelopment projects is expected to be between 8.0% and 14.0%12.0%.
We typically finance our new development and During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we completed six redevelopment projects, which added approximately 49,000 square feet to the portfolio with proceeds from our unsecured revolving credit facility, as it is our general practice not to use third party construction financing. Management monitors amounts outstanding under our unsecured revolving credit facility and periodically pays down such balances using cash generated from operations, from debt issuances, from common and preferred share issuances and from the disposition of properties.

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an incremental investment totaling $12.4 million.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures for additions to the existing portfolio, acquisitions, tenant improvements, new development, redevelopment and our share of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships are as follows (in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 20172019 2018
Acquisitions$52,659
 $
New Development$46,571
 $61,381
76,998
 46,571
Redevelopment13,125
 16,664
14,548
 13,125
Tenant Improvements12,401
 11,071
16,509
 12,401
Capital Improvements12,202
 10,945
8,822
 12,202
Other2,350
 1,332
3,373
 2,350
Total$86,649
 $101,393
$172,909
 $86,649
The decreaseincrease in capital expenditures is attributable primarily to a decrease in new development activity, as we acquired the retail portionacquisition of a mixed-use project in Seattle, Washington in 2017 for $24.5 million, which is offset bytwo centers and increased activity at our new development projects.and redevelopment centers.
For 2019, we anticipate our acquisitions to total approximately $50 million to $150 million. Our new development and redevelopment investment for 20182019 is estimated to be approximately $125$175 million to $175$225 million. For 2018,2019, capital and tenant improvements is generally expected to be consistent with 20172018 expenditures. For 2018, we anticipate our acquisitions to total between $25 million to $75 million. No assurances can be provided that our planned capital activities will occur. Further, we have entered into commitments aggregating $228.2$147.5 million comprised principally of construction contracts which are generally due in 12 to 36 months and anticipated to be funded under our unsecured revolving credit facility.facility or through the use of cash generated from operations.
Capital expenditures for additions described above relate to cash flows from investing activities as follows (in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 20172019 2018
Acquisition of real estate and land$1,265
 $610
$52,659
 $1,265
Development and capital improvements70,015
 72,908
95,895
 70,015
Real estate joint ventures and partnerships - Investments15,369
 27,875
24,355
 15,369
Total$86,649
 $101,393
$172,909
 $86,649

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Capitalized soft costs, including payroll and other general and administrative costs, interest, insurance and real estate taxes, totaled $7.2$11.0 million and $6.6$7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
Financing Activities
Debt
Total debt outstanding was $1.8 billion at June 30, 20182019 and consists of $17.8$17.6 million, which bears interest at variable rates and $1.8 billion, which bears interest at fixed rates. Additionally, of our total debt, $372.4$334.0 million was secured by operating centers while the remaining $1.5 billion was unsecured.
At June 30, 2018,2019, we have a $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in March 2020 and provides borrowing rates that float at a margin over LIBOR plus a facility fee. At June 30, 2018,2019, the borrowing margin and facility fee, which are priced off a grid that is tied to our senior unsecured credit ratings, were 90 and 15 basis points, respectively. The facility also contains a competitive bid feature that allows us to request bids for up to $250 million. Additionally, an accordion feature allows us to increase the facility amount up to $850 million. As of July 27, 2018,29, 2019, we had no amounts outstanding, and the available balance was $497.9 million, net of $2.1 million in outstanding letters of credit.

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At June 30, 2018,2019, we have a $10 million unsecured short-term facility that we maintain for cash management purposes. The facility, which matures in March 2019,2020, provides for fixed interest rate loans at a 30-day LIBOR rate plus borrowing margin, facility fee and an unused facility fee of 125, 10, and 5 basis points, respectively. As of July 27, 2018,29, 2019, we had no amounts outstanding under this facility.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, the maximum balance and weighted average balance outstanding under both facilities combined were $26.5$5.0 million and $2.1$.2 million, respectively, at a weighted average interest rate of 2.8%3.3%.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we prepaid our $200 million unsecured variable-rate term loan, swapped to a fixed rate of 2.5%, and terminated the associated interest rate swap contracts (see Note 6 for additional information). Additionally during the six months ended June 30, 2018, we paid at par $51.0 million of outstanding debt. These transactions resulted in a net gain upon their extinguishment of $.4 million, excluding the effect of the swap termination.
Our five most restrictive covenants, composed from both our public debt and revolving credit facility, include debt to asset, secured debt to asset, fixed charge, unencumbered asset test and unencumbered interest coverage ratios. We are not aware of any non-compliance with our public debt and revolving credit facility covenants as of June 30, 2018.2019.
Our most restrictive public debt covenant ratios, as defined in our indenture and supplemental indenture agreements, were as follows at June 30, 2018:2019:
Covenant Restriction Actual
Debt to Asset Ratio Less than 60.0% 36.9%37.2%
Secured Debt to Asset Ratio Less than 40.0% 7.5%6.9%
Fixed Charge Ratio Greater than 1.5 4.7
Unencumbered Asset Test Greater than 150% 299.0%291.3%
As of June 30, 2018, we had no active interest rate swap contracts. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, associated with the prepayment of an unsecured note, we terminated three interest rate swap contracts that had an aggregate notional amount of $200 million, and we recognized a $3.4 million gain due to the probability that the related hedged forecasted transactions would no longer occur.
Equity
Our Board of Trust Managers approved the current quarter 20182019 dividend of $.395 per common share, an increase from $.385 per common share for the same quarter of 2017.share. Common share dividends paid totaled $101.4$101.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019. Our dividend payout ratio (as calculated as dividends paid on common shares divided by core funds from operations attributable to common shareholders - basic) for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 approximated 68.5%75.3% (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures for additional information). Our disposition program has resulted in significant gains that will require the payment of a special dividend before January 31, 20192020 in order to retain our REIT status. The amount of this special dividend cannot be reasonably estimated at this time; however, based upon the sales completed to-date and expected sales activity in the second half of the year given the current market conditions, we expect that our special dividend will likely exceed the special dividend of $.75 per common share that was paid in December of 2017.
We have a $200 million share repurchase plan. Under this plan, we may repurchase common shares from time-to-time in open-market or in privately negotiated purchases. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase plan may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and we have no obligations to repurchase any amount of our common shares under the plan.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased .7 million common shares at an average price of $27.10 per share. At June 30, 20182019 and as of the date of this filing, $181.5 million of common shares remained available to be repurchased under this plan.
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Contractual Obligations
We have debt obligations related to our mortgage loans and unsecured debt, including any draws on our credit facilities. We have shopping centers that are subject to non-cancelable long-term ground leases where a third party owns and has leased the underlying land to us to construct and/or operate a shopping center. In addition, we have non-cancelable operating leases pertaining to office space from which we conduct our business. The table below excludes obligations related to our new development projects because such amounts are not fixed or determinable, and commitments aggregating $228.2$147.5 million comprised principally of construction contracts which are generally due in 12 to 36 months (see Note 14 for additional information).months. The following table summarizes our primary contractual obligations as of June 30, 20182019 (in thousands):
Payments due by periodPayments due by period
Total Less than 1 year 1 - 3 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 yearsTotal Less than 1 year 1 - 3 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 years
Mortgages and Notes Payable (1)
                  
Unsecured Debt$1,734,892
 $51,396
 $105,514
 $105,514
 $1,472,468
$1,691,227
 $42,912
 $106,750
 $687,030
 $854,535
Secured Debt460,539
 61,822
 84,006
 49,623
 265,088
407,319
 76,316
 47,080
 98,104
 185,819
Lease Payments112,010
 1,354
 4,969
 4,314
 101,373
110,371
 1,214
 5,037
 4,768
 99,352
Other Obligations (2)
69,301
 36,164
 33,137
    60,420
 33,374
 27,046
    
Total Contractual Obligations$2,376,742
 $150,736
 $227,626
 $159,451
 $1,838,929
$2,269,337
 $153,816
 $185,913
 $789,902
 $1,139,706
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(1)Includes principal and interest with interest on variable-rate debt calculated using rates at June 30, 2018.2019. Also, excludes a $64.1$60.9 million debt service guaranty liability. See Note 5 for additional information.
(2)Other obligations include income and real estate tax payments, and commitments associated with our secured debt.debt and other employee payments. Contributions to our retirement plan were fully funded for 2018,2019, and therefore are excluded from the above table. See Note 12 for additional information.
Related to a development project in Sheridan, Colorado, we have provided a guaranty for the payment of any debt service shortfalls on tax increment revenue bonds issued in connection with the project. The Sheridan Redevelopment Agency issued Series A bonds used for an urban renewal project, of which $64.1$60.9 million remain outstanding at June 30, 2018.2019. The bonds are to be repaid with incremental sales and property taxes and a PIF to be assessed on current and future retail sales and, to the extent necessary, any amounts we may have to provide under a guaranty. The incremental taxes and PIF are to remain intact until the earlier of the payment of the bond liability in full or 2040. The debt associated with this guaranty has been recorded in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2018.2019.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2018,2019, none of our off-balance sheet arrangements had a material effect on our liquidity or availability of, or requirement for, our capital resources. Letters of credit totaling $6.4$7.0 million were outstanding at June 30, 2018.2019.
We have entered into several unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships. Under many of these agreements, we and our joint venture partners are required to fund operating capital upon shortfalls in working capital. As operating manager of most of these entities, we have considered these funding requirements in our business plan.
Reconsideration events, including changes in variable interests, could cause us to consolidate these joint ventures and partnerships. We continuously evaluate these events as we become aware of them. Some triggers to be considered are additional contributions required by each partner and each partner’s ability to make those contributions. Under certain of these circumstances, we may purchase our partner’s interest. Our material unconsolidated real estate joint ventures are with entities which appear sufficiently stable; however, if market conditions were to deteriorate and our partners are unable to meet their commitments, there is a possibility we may have to consolidate these entities. If we were to consolidate all of our unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, we would continue to be in compliance with our debt covenants.


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As of June 30, 2018,2019, one unconsolidated real estate joint venture was determined to be a VIE through the issuance of a secured loan, since the lender had the ability to make decisions that could have a significant impact on the profitability of the entity. Our maximum risk of loss associated with this VIE was limited to $34.0 million at June 30, 2018.2019. Also at June 30, 2018,2019, another joint venture arrangement for the future development of a mixed-use project was determined to be a VIE. We are not the primary beneficiary as the substantive participating rights associated with the entity are shared, and we do not have the power to direct the significant activities of the entity. We anticipate future funding of approximately $79$32 million associated with the mixed-use project through 2020.
Effective January 1,December 31, 2018, a real estate limited partnership agreement with a foreign institutional investor was amended to include potential acquisitions of real estate approved by the institutional investor of up to $61 million through December 31, 2018, which period may be extended2019 with an option to extend for up to twoan additional one-year periodsperiod with the consent of the institutional investor. Our ownership in this unconsolidated real estate limited partnership agreement is 51%, and assubsequent to June 30, 2019, one grocery-anchored shopping center was purchased with a gross purchase price of the date of$52.6 million by this filing, no additional assets have been purchased under this agreement.real estate limited partnership.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain of our key performance indicators are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses these measures along with our GAAP financial statements in order to evaluate our operating results. We believe these additional measures provide users of our financial information additional comparable indicators of our industry, as well as, our performance.
Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders
TheEffective January 1, 2019, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”("NAREIT") defines funds from operations attributable to common shareholders ("NAREIT FFO")FFO as net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding extraordinary items and gains or losses from sales of operatingcertain real estate assets (including: depreciable real estate with land, land development property and securities), change in control, and interests in real estate equity investments and their applicable taxes, plus depreciation and amortization of operating propertiesrelated to real estate and impairment of depreciablecertain real estate assets and in substance real estate equity investments, including our share of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships. We calculate NAREIT FFO in a manner consistent with the NAREIT definition.
We believeManagement believes NAREIT FFO is a widely recognized measure of REIT operating performance which provides our shareholders with a relevant basis for comparison among other REITs. Management uses NAREIT FFO as a supplemental internal measure to conduct and evaluate our business because there are certain limitations associated with using GAAP net income by itself as the primary measure of our operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, management believes that the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that uses historical cost accounting is insufficient by itself. There can be no assurance that NAREIT FFO presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs.
We also present core funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (“Core FFO”)FFO as an additional supplemental measure as it is more reflective of the core operating performance of our portfolio of properties. Core FFO is defined as NAREIT FFO excluding charges and gains related to non-cash, non-operating assets and other transactions or events that hinder the comparability of operating results. Specific examples of items excluded from Core FFO include, but are not limited to, gains or losses associated with the extinguishment of debt or other liabilities impairments of land,and transactional costs associated with acquisition andunsuccessful development activities, certain deferred tax provisions/benefits, redemption costs of preferred shares and gains on the disposal of non-real estate assets.activities.
NAREIT FFO and Core FFO should not be considered as alternatives to net income or other measurements under GAAP as indicators of our operating performance or to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as measures of liquidity. NAREIT FFO and Core FFO do not reflect working capital changes, cash expenditures for capital improvements or principal payments on indebtedness.


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NAREIT FFO and Core FFO is calculated as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
Net income attributable to common shareholders$78,289
 $63,852
 $225,113
 $94,678
$83,809
 $78,289
 $133,475
 $225,113
Depreciation and amortization of real estate50,110
 41,951
 87,875
 84,139
34,732
 50,110
 68,475
 87,875
Depreciation and amortization of real estate of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships3,261
 3,548
 6,445
 7,187
2,789
 3,261
 5,741
 6,445
Impairment of operating properties and real estate equity investments
 2
 
 12,007
Gain on sale of property and interests in real estate equity investments(46,701) (31,970) (155,739) (47,718)
Impairment of properties and real estate equity investments
 
 74
 
Gain on sale of property, investment securities and interests in real estate equity investments(51,605) (46,701) (70,554) (155,739)
Gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships(1,219) (1,950) (3,582) (1,950)(1,106) (1,219) (1,380) (3,582)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (1)
322
 378
 483
 (2,014)
Provision for income taxes (1)
44
 322
 44
 483
Noncontrolling interests and other (2)
(85) 3,037
 1,125
 6,406
(484) (85) (973) 1,125
NAREIT FFO – basic(3)83,977
 78,848
 161,720
 152,735
68,179
 83,977
 134,902
 161,720
Income attributable to operating partnership units528
 526
 1,056
 1,052
528
 528
 1,056
 1,056
NAREIT FFO – diluted(3)84,505
 79,374
 162,776
 153,787
68,707
 84,505
 135,958
 162,776
Adjustments to Core FFO:       
Other impairment loss
 12
 
 3,029
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
 
 (952)
Adjustments for Core FFO:       
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt including related swap activity99
 
 (3,458) 

 99
 
 (3,458)
Lease terminations(10,023) 
 (10,023) 

 (10,023) 
 (10,023)
Other(240) (162) (240) 2,904

 (240) 
 (240)
Core FFO – diluted$74,341
 $79,224
 $149,055
 $158,768
$68,707
 $74,341
 $135,958
 $149,055
              
FFO Weighted average shares outstanding – basic127,505
 127,788
 127,714
 127,700
FFO weighted average shares outstanding – basic127,856
 127,505
 127,807
 127,714
Effect of dilutive securities:              
Share options and awards813
 848
 799
 894
847
 813
 841
 799
Operating partnership units1,432
 1,459
 1,432
 1,460
1,432
 1,432
 1,432
 1,432
FFO Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted129,750
 130,095
 129,945
 130,054
FFO weighted average shares outstanding – diluted130,135
 129,750
 130,080
 129,945
              
NAREIT FFO per common share – basic$.66
 $.62
 $1.27
 $1.20
$.53
 $.66
 $1.06
 $1.27
              
NAREIT FFO per common share – diluted$.65
 $.61
 $1.25
 $1.18
$.53
 $.65
 $1.05
 $1.25
              
Core FFO per common share – diluted$.57
 $.61
 $1.15
 $1.22
$.53
 $.57
 $1.05
 $1.15
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(1) The applicable taxes related to gains and impairments of operating properties.
(2) Related to gains, impairments and depreciation on operating properties and unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, where applicable.

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Same Property Net Operating Income
We consider SPNOI an important additional financial measure because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level, and when compared across periods, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. We calculate this most useful measurement by determining our proportional share of SPNOI from all owned properties, including our share of SPNOI from unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships, which cannot be readily determined under GAAP measurements and presentation. Although SPNOI is a widely used measure among REITs, there can be no assurance that SPNOI presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. Additionally, we do not control these unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships, and the assets, liabilities, revenues or expenses of these joint ventures and partnerships, as presented, do not represent our legal claim to such items.
Properties are included in the SPNOI calculation if they are owned and operated for the entirety of the most recent two fiscal year periods, except for properties for which significant redevelopment or expansion occurred during either of the periods presented, and properties that have been sold. While there is judgment surrounding changes in designations, we move new development and redevelopment properties once they have stabilized, which is typically upon attainment of 90% occupancy. A rollforward of the properties included in our same property designation is as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2018
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Beginning of the period184
 183
168
 171
Properties added:      
Acquisitions
 6
New Developments
 1

 1
Redevelopments
 2
Properties removed:      
Dispositions(5) (13)(4) (8)
End of the period179
 179
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We calculate SPNOI using operatingnet income as defined by GAAP excludingattributable to common shareholders and adjusted for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, other income (expense), income taxes and equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures and partnerships. Additionally to reconcile to SPNOI, we exclude the effects of property management fees, certain non-cash revenues and expenses such as straight-line rental revenue and the related reversal of such amounts upon early lease termination, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses, general and administrative expenses acquisition costs and other items such as lease cancellation income, environmental abatement costs, demolition expenses, and lease termination fees. Consistent with the capital treatment of such costs under GAAP, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other direct leasing costs are excluded from SPNOI. A reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders to SPNOI is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
Net income attributable to common shareholders$78,289
 $63,852
 $225,113
 $94,678
$83,809
 $78,289
 $133,475
 $225,113
Add:              
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests1,582
 5,341
 3,727
 10,911
1,711
 1,582
 3,299
 3,727
Provision (benefit) for income taxes684
 747
 1,467
 (2,612)
Provision for income taxes484
 684
 661
 1,467
Interest expense, net17,017
 20,473
 31,689
 41,555
14,953
 17,017
 30,242
 31,689
Less:       
Gain on sale of property(46,953) (32,224) (155,998) (47,987)
Equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures and partnership interests(5,318) (7,430) (11,311) (12,747)
Interest and other income/expense(1,355) (1,190) (2,888) (2,812)
Operating Income43,946
 49,569
 91,799
 80,986
Less:       
Revenue adjustments (1)
(14,108) (4,111) (18,040) (8,220)
Add:       
Property management fees630
 655
 1,497
 1,580
683
 630
 1,556
 1,497
Depreciation and amortization50,421
 42,157
 88,516
 84,606
34,967
 50,421
 68,939
 88,516
Impairment loss
 26
 
 15,012

 
 74
 
General and administrative6,149
 6,418
 11,744
 13,802
8,880
 6,149
 18,461
 11,744
Acquisition costs
 
 
 1
Other (2)
(401) 164
 (312) 3,281
Net Operating Income86,637
 94,878
 175,204
 191,048
Less: NOI related to consolidated entities not defined as same property and noncontrolling interests(2,869) (13,742) (8,038) (28,637)
Other (1)
743
 218
 1,989
 1,018
Less:       
Gain on sale of property(52,061) (46,953) (69,848) (155,998)
Equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures and partnership interests, net(6,665) (5,318) (12,082) (11,311)
Interest and other income/expense(1,921) (1,355) (6,305) (2,888)
Revenue adjustments (2)
(3,060) (14,108) (6,279) (18,040)
Adjusted income82,523
 87,256
 164,182
 176,534
Less: Adjusted income related to consolidated entities not defined as same property and noncontrolling interests(2,828) (10,816) (5,285) (23,756)
Add: Pro rata share of unconsolidated entities defined as same property8,366
 8,599
 16,740
 17,286
8,621
 8,345
 16,908
 16,699
Same Property Net Operating Income92,134
 89,735
 183,906
 179,697
88,316
 84,785
 175,805
 169,477
Less: Redevelopment Net Operating Income(6,951) (6,324) (14,084) (13,017)(8,219) (6,839) (15,991) (13,902)
Same Property Net Operating Income excluding Redevelopments$85,183
 $83,411
 $169,822
 $166,680
$80,097
 $77,946
 $159,814
 $155,575
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(1)Other includes items such as environmental abatement costs, demolition expenses, lease termination fees and ground rent.
(2)Revenue adjustments consist primarily of straight-line rentals, lease cancellation income and fee income primarily from real estate joint ventures and partnerships.
(2)Other includes items such as environmental abatement costs, demolition expenses and lease termination fees.
Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for additional information related to recent accounting pronouncements.


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ITEM 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We use fixed and floating-rate debt to finance our capital requirements. These transactions expose us to market risk related to changes in interest rates. Derivative financial instruments may be used to manage a portion of this risk, primarily interest rate contracts with major financial institutions. These agreements expose us to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counter-parties. We do not engage in the trading of derivative financial instruments in the normal course of business. At June 30, 20182019, we had fixed-rate debt of $1.8 billion, and variable-rate debt of $17.817.6 million. In the event interest rates were to increase 100 basis points and holding all other variables constant, annual net income and cash flows for the following year would decrease by approximately $.2 million associated with our variable-rate debt. The effect of the 100 basis points increase would decrease the fair value of our variable-rate and fixed-rate debt by approximately $.01 million and $94.9$82.8 million, respectively.
ITEM 4.    Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of June 30, 20182019. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 20182019.
There has been no change to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 20182019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.     Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various matters of litigation arising in the normal course of business. While we are unable to predict the amounts involved, our management and counsel believe that when such litigation is resolved, our resulting liability, if any, will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors
We have no material changes to the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018.
ITEM 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
We have a $200 million share repurchase plan. Under this plan, we may repurchase common shares from time-to-time in open-market or in privately negotiated purchases. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase plan may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and we have no obligations to repurchase any amount of our common shares under the plan. As of the date of this filing, $181.5 million of common shares remained available to be repurchased under the plan.
Repurchases of our common shares for the quarter ended June 30, 20182019 are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program
April 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018 258
 $26.72
 258
 $185,001
May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018 (1)
 131
 27.51
 131
 181,455
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
Period 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
 Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program
May 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019 3,346
 $27.84
    
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(1)AsCommon shares surrendered or deemed surrendered to us to satisfy such employees' tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and/or exercise of the date of this filing, $181.5 million of common shares remained available to be repurchasedawards under the plan.our equity-based compensation plans.



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ITEM 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
ITEM 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.     Other Information
Not applicable.
ITEM 6.     Exhibits
The exhibits required by this item are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
 (Registrant)
   
 By:/s/ Andrew M. Alexander
  Andrew M. Alexander
  President and Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer
   
 By:/s/ Joe D. Shafer
  Joe D. Shafer
  Senior Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
DATE: August 1, 20187, 2019


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EXHIBIT INDEX
(a) Exhibits:
31.1*
31.2*
32.1**
32.2**
101.INS**XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE**XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
*Filed with this report. 
**Furnished with this report. 






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